“God created the world in the way that he saw fit, and humans should not question the divinely appointed order. All wisdom literature, not just Job, develops this theme (e.g., Is 40:28- 29). Human beings must take their proper place… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share Image
“They have been fulfilled in Christ, so we must determine their theological purposes and apply them to current situations. We need holiness and a… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the Bible has been cast adrift from its moorings and left to float on a sea of modern relativity. The “play” of meanings in the stories is seen to be open-ended, and modern readers must construct their own interpretation. Rhoads and Michie thus call Mark “a literary creation with an autonomous integrity” existing independently from any resemblance to the… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share
“Imprecatory psalms. Imprecatory psalms (Ps 12; 35; 52; 57—59; 69; 70; 83; 109; 137; 140) are usually lament psalms where the writer’s bitterness and desire for vindication are especially predominant. This leads to such statements as Psalm 137:8- 9, “[Happy is] he who seizes your infants / and dashes them against the rocks.” Such statements are shocking to modern sensitivities… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share
“Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Mt 5:17). Yet Paul could say, “Christ is the end of the law” (Rom 10:4); “you also died to the law through the body of Christ” (Rom 7:4); and “Now that faith has… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share
“God created the world in the way that he saw fit, and humans should not question the divinely appointed order. All wisdom literature, not… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share Image
“Our task is to decipher the meaning of the historical-theological text in biblical narrative, not to reconstruct the original event.” — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share Image
“God’s justice transcends human frailty, and our duty is to await his answers. Rather than assume the right to determine the laws of God’s… — Grant R. Osborne Copy Share Image
