Pick-and-choose theology

by Charles Colson                                                                                                         Vol. XIV, No. 2, February 2001

Once you accept in principle that Scripture may be wrong, you start performing surgery on the text. You sort out certain historical details and stack them in a pile marked "believable", and then label the rest "unbelievable" and dump them out.

But Scripture is not a beanbag chair; it cannot be reshaped to fit individual tastes. We must accept the total message. Otherwise, all we're doing is remaking Jesus to fit our own personal prejudices. When we see public figures engaging in the salad bar approach, we need to help our children and grandchildren understand why this is so dangerous and why it is so intellectually dishonest.

Picking the contents of your salad is one thing, but picking and choosing among God's commands is a recipe for disaster. [BP]