Scripture Summary

A summary of my view of Scripture:

Truth is all around us, in every book that has ever been written. And every book is written by humans, thus open to human truth and fallacy. No book has ever been written by God. Some have written about their experiences with the spirit world. Some have written about their personal experiences with God, and others have had people writing for them. All of these are helpful.

However, there is only one person who has proven to represent God perfectly in love and miracles and resurrection, and that is Jesus. Jesus appointed apostles to memorize what he said which were later written down. Others wrote of their experiences and knowledge of Jesus-- this is what is called the New Testament. Jesus himself affirmed the Hebrew scriptures and their truth, although that truth, he said, is necessarily interpreted by love.

Every Scriptural text (no matter which religion) as well as our own experiences could be interpreted through Jesus' focus on love of God and humanity and we can find the greatest truth. In the end, however, Scripture only leads us to the truth. It does not become real until we apply Scripture and we live it.