@drtoddphillips: For more than 20 years as a pastor, I believed I was simply teaching what the Bible said. I wasn’t trying to manipulate the text. I genuinely believed Scripture ultimately spoke with one unified voice. But the Bible is a collection of texts written by different people, in different periods, in different circumstances, answering different questions. Those texts do not always agree. So every Christian theology has to make interpretive decisions. Some passages become governing texts. Other passages get interpreted through them, qualified, harmonized, or subordinated. Christians often call this “letting Scripture interpret Scripture.” But that doesn’t eliminate the negotiation. That is the negotiation. The real question is not whether you interpret the Bible. It is which biblical voices you give authority over the others, and why. #Exvangelical #Agnostic #Deconstruction #faithjourney #BibleQuestions
Dr Todd Phillips
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Tuesday 25 August 2026 18:01:54 GMT
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Eva - However, Comma, And :
That makes total sense.
2026-09-06 16:50:05
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who are you :
I don't negotiate with the bible. I read it and ask God to show me what is right and what is wrong, remember Jesus said my children know my voice
2026-08-25 22:13:02
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Pmoney loves all esp :
ok let’s say I am negotiating the Bible. So why should I care? Especially to the atheist if it’s not true anyway then fine let me negotiate with it.
2026-08-29 15:12:18
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jwa :
can you read the quran and tell us your pov of it? genuinely curious
2026-08-25 18:31:11
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Janice Benefield Roberts :
What about salvation John 1-14 john3-16 act 2-38
2026-08-26 00:28:59
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WillaJ :
Why don’t you asks God to lead and guide you , ask God for wisdom, surely in the Lord I have rightnesses and strength. Bless God
2026-08-28 15:05:59
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specialk8 :
So there is no common thread among the Scriptures?
Creation - Fall-Promise- Redemption-Restoration. where do the books break from that?Everyone gets hung up on behaviors. Duh. That's the reason for the ultimate sacrifice.
2026-09-04 22:40:21
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nighthawk :
The unifying message is “believe in Christ” is that not the uniform message?
2026-08-25 19:19:57
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petemartinez599 :
We should fallow Jesus Christ teachings passed on from generations to this very day test Jesus teachings they never start u wrong test it
2026-08-26 00:19:03
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redheaded_.trouble 🏳️🌈🫦 :
Data over Dogma!
2026-08-25 23:33:47
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dokjustice :
Exactly the point I asked a group of people from the Baptist church. Asked them if they believe that God disqualifies people based on gender? When they answered “of course not”, I brought up how they treat women in the home and in leadership in the church. They cited Timothy and Titus but conveniently left out Deborah, Priscilla, Phoebe or the Priesthood of Believers or Galatians 3:28.
2026-08-25 18:56:36
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What the fuji :
Thank you for expressing this so clearly. So thankful for your account
2026-08-25 18:10:45
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Eric :
this absolutely gets at the heart of the matter. Everyone interprets the text. Everyone.
2026-08-28 12:26:12
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Tate Ellison :
As a Christian, I agree with you
2026-08-27 22:51:03
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angermngman :
This is the best explanation of christianity. Its all man made.
2026-08-26 12:07:55
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animay :
Solid, solid take
2026-08-26 12:33:55
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williamphelps1956 :
So well stated.
2026-08-31 16:30:52
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just’ella :
… now i believe that you believe 😉
2026-08-26 14:09:12
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spectrumy :
You did it, so everyone else must do it?🤔
2026-08-26 16:03:16
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Ryan Fehnel :
Oh no. I like this guy but he’s at 66.6k followers.
2026-08-25 19:39:34
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Trainsparks :
It sounds like when you were a pastor you were not honest
2026-08-27 00:03:17
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Andrae Wilson :
You confuse me. I’m the one hand you seem to have determined that God does not exist and that the Bible is invalid because of all of the mistakes and the nonsensical statements and fantastical stories that don’t add up in logic like Job’s story for various reasons and the flood etc but then you post things like this which is you rationalizing how the bible should be interpreted. This is inconsistent, either the bible is valid or it isn’t. If not valid then how to correctly interpret it is moot.
2026-09-02 05:16:45
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Marius :
exactly, Christians are deceived and stubbornly cling on to doctrine despite contradictions and unrealistic reports - they are not open to critical thinking
2026-08-25 21:11:51
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rihardsvitolsPipars :
👍👍👍
2026-08-26 02:47:08
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Fuller Portrait :
Brother if you’re going to go this route you must be called out. Liberal progressive Christian’s whole system is based on this. Tell me with a straight face that they got the idea that God supports LGBTQ from an honest unbiased read of the bible. Don’t act like you can.
2026-08-25 18:15:20
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