John H. Walton

“THERE IS GOOD REASON why Christian theologians consider theodicy the unsolvable theological issue. The reason is this: It is unsolvable.”

— John H. Walton

“Though we cannot expect to be able to think like they thought, or read their minds, or penetrate very deeply into so…

— John H. Walton

“If we follow the sense of the literature and its ideas of creation, we find that people in the ancient Near East…

— John H. Walton

Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible.

— John H. Walton

The most central truth to the creation account is that this world is a place for God's presence.

— John H. Walton

“The Bible's message must not be subjected to cultural imperialism. Its message transcends the culture in which it originated, but the form…

— John H. Walton

“The Old World science found in the Bible would not be considered “wrong” or “false” as much as it would just offer…

— John H. Walton

“In response, God appears to Job and compels him to live in mystery, not giving an answer to his suffering but asserting…

— John H. Walton

“Art that is based on scenes from the Bible is not better than art that is based on scenes from, say, Shakespeare…

— John H. Walton

“impose our own cultural ideas on the text without thinking. The Bible’s message must not be subjected to cultural imperialism. Its message…

— John H. Walton

Since all people are in the image of God, all deserve to be treated with the dignity the image affords.

— John H. Walton

“We cannot have all the answers, Job; we don’t even know all the questions.”

— John H. Walton

“Though we recognize distinct cultural differences across time and place, the commonalities warrant our attention. To think about how these ancient commonalities…

— John H. Walton

“God’s wisdom, not God’s justice, forms the basis of God’s activity in the world. Faith trusts that God is wise and that…

— John H. Walton

“THE RETRIBUTION PRINCIPLE (RP) is the conviction that the righteous will prosper and the wicked will suffer, both in proportion to their…

— John H. Walton

“It seems to many that they have to make a choice: either believe the Bible and hold to a young earth, or…

— John H. Walton

“We live in a world of rights that has no sense of purpose; we live in a world of tolerance that has…

— John H. Walton

“Mesopotamian literature is concerned about the jurisdiction of the various gods in the cosmos with humankind at the bottom of the heap,…

— John H. Walton

We must also remember some of the key lessons of Scripture. In our weakness he is strong. He can use suffering to…

— John H. Walton