God's Accommodation: Embracing the Messiness of Scripture (Understanding the Bible Series)

Voxology

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Discover how understanding God's accommodation can transform the way we read and interpret Scripture. Mike and Tim delve into the complexities of the Bible's divine and human aspects, exploring how the messiness of Scripture reveals God's character and His relationship with humanity.

Key Takeaways:

God's Accommodation in Scripture – Understanding how God meets humanity where they are, working within cultural contexts and human limitations to reveal His divine will.
The Real vs. The Ideal – Exploring the tension between God's ideal intentions and the real situations depicted in the Bible, such as polygamy, divorce, and violence.
Jesus as the Fulfillment – Discussing how Jesus embodies the ideal human and fulfills the Scriptures by revealing God's true intentions.
Embracing the Messiness – Encouraging listeners to accept the complexities of Scripture as a means to deepen their faith and understanding of God's character.

Guest Highlights:

Greg Boyd – Mentioned for his insightful work on the concept of accommodation. Mike shares a powerful story from Greg illustrating how understanding accommodation can deepen our grasp of God's love and patience.

Resources Mentioned:

Greg Boyd's Work on Accommodation – [Link]
The Pentateuch as Narrative by John H. Sailhamer – [Link]
D. L. Mayfield – Writer and activist working with refugee communities. [Link]

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to hello@voxpodcast.com, and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

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0:00.0	Seven, please.
0:02.0	It's up, it's up, it's up, it's up, it's up.
0:10.0	Hey, buddy!
0:12.0	Hey everybody!
0:13.0	Daddy Mike on the show, buddy!
0:15.0	Daddy Mike on the show, everybody.
0:18.0	Miss Elizabeth gave you Tim Stafford. Ladies gentlemen, I give you Tim Stafford.
0:20.9	Ladies gentlemen, I give you Tim Stafford.
0:23.5	So, please.
0:24.9	Drum roll, please.
0:26.9	What's that?
0:28.0	Hit that music. Ladies and gentlemen, that is about the best intro we can get out of set.
0:49.0	There is a, I don't know if you ever saw the vandals in concert.
0:51.6	I've never.
0:53.1	They're a punk band.
0:53.9	They open for a projohn a couple times, but they. They're a punk band. They open for Pearl Jam a couple times.
0:55.7	But they had a guy in their band whose only job, he was a hype man.
0:58.9	He just ran around the stage, the whole show, doesn't play an instrument, and just
1:02.7	hipes the crowd up.
1:04.3	And he's doing costumes.
1:05.8	I think he did it naked a couple times, but it's like Seth would be such a perfect hype man in a band, just running around
1:12.6	and be like, let's go. I like the idea and Seth would be perfect at a moment's notice to be a
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