“Art that is based on scenes from the Bible is not better than art that is based on scenes from, say, Shakespeare or Homer simply because it is based on the Bible.” — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“THERE IS GOOD REASON why Christian theologians consider theodicy the unsolvable theological issue. The reason is this: It is unsolvable.” — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“Though we cannot expect to be able to think like they thought, or read their minds, or penetrate very deeply into so much that… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“If we follow the sense of the literature and its ideas of creation, we find that people in the ancient Near East did not… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible. — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
The most central truth to the creation account is that this world is a place for God's presence. — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“The Bible's message must not be subjected to cultural imperialism. Its message transcends the culture in which it originated, but the form in which… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“The Old World science found in the Bible would not be considered “wrong” or “false” as much as it would just offer a perspective… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“In response, God appears to Job and compels him to live in mystery, not giving an answer to his suffering but asserting his own… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“Art that is based on scenes from the Bible is not better than art that is based on scenes from, say, Shakespeare or Homer… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“impose our own cultural ideas on the text without thinking. The Bible’s message must not be subjected to cultural imperialism. Its message transcends the… — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
Since all people are in the image of God, all deserve to be treated with the dignity the image affords. — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
“We cannot have all the answers, Job; we don’t even know all the questions.” — John H. Walton Copy Share Image
