This story may not be just as the Lord told it, and yet may contain in its mirror as much of the truth as we are able to receive, and as will afford us scope for a life's discovery. The modifying influence of the human channels may be essential to God's revealing mode.
- George MacDonald
I've always thought that the Bible is God's word...I have always been uncomfortable with the idea some people have had that there are certain things you can just ignore or exclude from the Scriptures because they don't seem to be congruent with your personal world view. I do however believe that God used the imperfect vessel of the human mind and channel of human communication to articulate His word to humanity. Things probably have changed in oral communication, and in the transcription to the written word. Peoples own biases and prejudices possibly have made their way into the copies of Scripture that we have today. But the God who has the genome completely mapped can handle all of these imperfections. He uses the imperfection of humanity every day to achieve His greater and specific purposes. It seems to me that He can compensate for our mistakes, for our miscommunications, for our jealousies and our fears, and can overcome them all to communicate His message to the full extent and revelation that He sees as appropriate.
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