Steve Chalke and I agree on a lot. But his errors about the Bible will have harmful consequences

Jan 30, 2018 by

by David Robertson, Premier:

David Robertson is keen to continue the dialogue between himself and Steve Chalke, pointing out the things they agree on before clarifying his position with regards to Steve’s latest blog post asserting that the Bible isn’t infallible

They say that jaw jaw, is better than war, war. They are right. We are too quick to demonise one another and we have forgotten the art of listening. Which is why it is important that the discussion that Steve Chalke has initiated about the Bible should continue and not just resort into the kind of polemic one sadly sees all too often on message boards and comments columns. For that reason I wish to respond to Steve’s latest defence of his position, which makes interesting reading.

Despite what may appear to be the case we do have areas of agreement:

1. We both agree that asking questions is important

What does God say? How do we know who Jesus is and what his will is?

2. We both agree that you are not a heretic if you ask questions of the Bible, or if you doubt and are troubled by some passages

We have to wrestle with very difficult questions. In my work I speak to many who have real and sometimes difficult questions. I don’t have a manual of clichéd answers “what to say when…” Like Steve I struggle with many issues. It’s what the Puritans used to call ‘wrestling’.

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