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Questions Week 4 Day 1

by David Joynt on May 21, 2017


WEEK 4

DAY 22

MATTHEW 5:17-20

 

Can I Be a Follower without Being a Fundamentalist?

 

I am not a fundamentalist, but I believe with complete conviction, in the divine inspiration and authority of the Bible. It is possible, and indeed necessary, in the world we live in, to be an authentic follower of Jesus without being a fundamentalist.

 

Fundamentalism arises from a fear that the power of scripture as revelation, a word from God, will be lost either under the pressure of historical criticism that undermines its authority or under the pressure of disagreement, which undermines its clarity. Both of these fears, though understandable, create a defensive attitude toward understanding the Bible that does not fit with the character or content of God’s actual revelation.

 

Perfect love, for God and his word, casts out fear!

 

 

Have you ever encountered Christian fundamentalism?

 

 

What were your impressions?

 

 

FAMILY TIME—

What kind of things are in the Bible?

Find a story, a poem, a song, a parable, and a commandment

Tags: perfect love

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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