[asa] Sequencing the Bible in importance

In my own mind there is no way to address the issues that are being raised without characterizing the Bible into segments, say verses, and indicating the degree of importance of each segment. It is clear that this characterization may be in dispute, but it certainly reduces the areas of debate considerably to important verses.

Surely, the most important verses deal with whom Jesus the Christ is and what He accomplished on the cross. In fact, such verses would clarify what it means to be a Christian. Of course, there may be all sorts of arguments about even these, very few verses. Nonetheless, one would the settling the most important biblical issue. Afterwards, one can select the next level of importance and the verses that go with it.

I am sure using this scheme, the questions of origins would be pretty much in the bottom of importance. Therefore, I do not see why all the arguments about the meaning of Genesis 1 and 2. Note that our understanding of Scripture increases with time, for instance, as prophesies are fulfilled, thus increasing the areas of agreement between differing lines of thinking.

I am sure someone has taken this approach in the past and perhaps some in the list can enlighten us with such references or comments.

 
Moorad

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Received on Thu Jul 5 08:06:07 2007