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Two ways to read the Bible

Tim Keller from last Sunday’s sermon at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York:

There are two ways to read the Bible. The one way to read the Bible is that it’s basically about you: what you have to do in order to be right with God, in which case you’ll never have a sure and certain hope, because you’ll always know you’re not quite living up. You’ll never be sure about that future.

Or you can read it as all about Jesus. Every single thing is not about what you must do in order to make yourself right with God, but what he has done to make you absolutely right with God. And Jesus Christ is saying, “Unless you can read the Bible right, unless you can understand salvation by grace, you’ll never have a sure and certain hope. But once you understand it’s all about me, Jesus Christ, then you can know that you have peace. You can know that you have this future guaranteed, and you can face anything.”

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3 Responses to “Two ways to read the Bible”

  1. Steve Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 am

    Very insightful. Thanks.

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  3. Pastor M Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    This could and should put many churches, pastors, evangelists, ministries, etc. out of business, but I’m afraid that the first way listed will continue to dominate. Thanks for the insight.

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