Vern Poythress

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[Wikipedia] Vernon Sheridan Poythress is an American New Testament scholar, Reformed theologian, and polymath. Specializing in philosophy and mathematics, Poythress currently serves as New Testament Chair for the English Standard Version translation committee. He is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Bib

Quotes by Vern Poythress

Letting the Bible speak for itself, that is, letting it speak in its own terms, includes letting the Bible speak from within…

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Bible

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God has given us the fascination and mystery of irrational numbers, as one aspect of a rich world

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Aspect

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I see the beauty of God's archetypal infinity reflected in the towers of infinities in set theory

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Beauty

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The desire to have meaning and messages in a neutral way, independent of religious commitments, corrupts scholarly work on the Bible, because…

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Bible

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The Bible is all God's speech, as well as all mediated through human writers who wrote the individual books. It's a mistake…

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Action

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Communion with God as we hear his voice is rich. We receive his meanings; we submit to his authority; we grow by…

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Authority

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Sometimes differences arise partly from incomplete information. We are finite. And we should admit that there are cases of uncertainty. But often…

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Accusing

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God promises the Holy Spirit to us who believe in Christ, and the Spirit guides us in understanding. But within this life…

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Believe

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Christ is Lord of all. This truth implies that he is lord of language, lord of grammar, lord of history, and lord…

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Christ

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Communion with God does not imply turning off your mind but turning it on - to be renewed in our minds. We're…

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Bible

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