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> [“Jesus viewed the OT as a divinely inspired authority that was under, not alongside, his own divine authority.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/jesus-viewed-the-ot-as-a-divinely-inspired-authority-that-was-under/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

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## More by Gergory A. Boyd

> [“God is Christlike, and in him is no un-Christlikeness at all. —A. M. Ramsey”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/god-is-christlike-and-in-him-is-no-un-christlikeness-at-all-a-m-ramsey/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of a believer’s mental representation of God, for the way you imagine God largely determines the quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/it-s-impossible-to-exaggerate-the-importance-of-a-believer-s-mental/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“Jesus viewed the OT as a divinely inspired authority that was under, not alongside, his own divine authority.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/jesus-viewed-the-ot-as-a-divinely-inspired-authority-that-was-under/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“In fact, there is mounting neurological evidence that a person’s mental representation of God significantly affects their quality of life, for better or for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/in-fact-there-is-mounting-neurological-evidence-that-a-person-s/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“Scripture’s violent portraits of God will continue to pollute our mental images of God until we find a way to reconcile them with Jesus’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/scripture-s-violent-portraits-of-god-will-continue-to-pollute-our/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“While I continue to affirm that the whole Bible is inspired by God, I’m now persuaded that the Bible itself instructs us to base…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/while-i-continue-to-affirm-that-the-whole-bible-is-inspired-by-god-i/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“Origen taught that when we come upon a biblical passage that seems unworthy of God, we must humble ourselves before God and ask the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/origen-taught-that-when-we-come-upon-a-biblical-passage-that-seems/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“to say that a passage is divinely inspired is not to say that it necessarily reflects an unclouded vision of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/to-say-that-a-passage-is-divinely-inspired-is-not-to-say-that-it/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“For Jesus, the key to understanding the Old Testament was located in his own life and work, for everything pointed to himself. —David Dockery”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/for-jesus-the-key-to-understanding-the-old-testament-was-located-in/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“Everything we need to know and can know about God is found in Christ.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/everything-we-need-to-know-and-can-know-about-god-is-found-in-christ/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

> [“Jesus is what God looks like when there are no clouds in the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gergory-a-boyd/jesus-is-what-god-looks-like-when-there-are-no-clouds-in-the-way/)

[Gergory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gergory-a-boyd/)

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