“The words of God’s messengers are treasured by the community to which they are given, perhaps more in later years than when the messenger was alive. In order to preserve the memory for posterity, editors – under the direction of… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“Sensing the danger, we pull back as a church and refuse to deal with the evidence at all. Instead of moving ahead, smoothing the… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“If the Lord wishes to use editors and compilers to bring His message to us, that is His decision. And so He has decided.… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“The gospel writers did not simply tell stories for the sake of telling stories, but to touch the lives of their listeners in a… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“To insist that we all view Scripture alike, or that a particular interpretation of a particular passage be enforced somehow, can easily cripple the… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“The words of God’s messengers are treasured by the community to which they are given, perhaps more in later years than when the messenger… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“If you can work through the evidence, your faith and your experience will be much stronger in the end – and you won’t have… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“To insist that we all view Scripture alike, or that a particular interpretation of a particular passage be enforced somehow, can easily cripple the… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“I would also argue against importing alien rationalistic norms to apply to Scripture. When the text speaks of a miracle, for example, let us… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“God impresses His writers to speak to our needs, to tell us of sin when we need a message of judgment, and to tell… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“Though the evidence from Scripture for editing and compiling is obvious and irrefutable, our failure to deal with it bit by bit in the… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
“The evidence for editing and compiling is most obvious in Proverbs and Jeremiah, thus establishing the principle that the words of inspired messengers may… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
