What We Mean When We Talk About … Scripture – Not Perfect, But Inspiring: Perspectives FUMCSD Pastors Podcast (S3E5) (Audio)

Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany are back in the video studio for our digital Bible study to once again answer “What We Really Mean When We Talk About…” And this time they’re discussing their view on Scripture – stating that it’s not perfect but inspiring.

It’s part of our ongoing conversation series where the female pastors of First United Methodist Church of San Diego give their progressive theological viewpoint on different matters of faith.

While some Christians view the Bible as the literal, inerrant word of God, these women argue the scripture wasn’t written by holy revelations but humans, making it imperative to know what was going on during Biblical times to understand the intent as we define what we believe and know of God. During the podcast episode, they tackle:

• The different between scripture and literature
• How they personally view scripture and its purpose in their life
• Why it’s important to interrogate scripture – and some of the questions you can use when doing so
• The Wesleyan quadrilateral

The conversation is inspired by the Book of Job and offers a lot to consider, so we encourage you to engage with conversations with others as you dig deep to uncover your thoughts surrounding scripture. You can do so through our in-person Convergence group or joining our online community at patreon.com/fumcsd.

Here are the discussion questions for this episode:

1. Do you think scripture is “final” or do you see it as part of an ongoing conversation with God and God’s people?
2. Have you ever changed your mind about a passage of scripture after deeper study or new life experiences?
3. What inconsistencies or contradictions have you noticed in scripture? How do you make sense of them?
4. What absolute truth do you find in scripture?

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