@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

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evathediva94
Eva - However, Comma, And :
That makes total sense.
2026-09-06 16:50:05
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who.are.you8561
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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pmoneylovesall
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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najwafuard
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
Janice Benefield Roberts :
What about salvation John 1-14 john3-16 act 2-38
2026-08-26 00:28:59
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willaj676
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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kevinfrench8
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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nightdothawk
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
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
redheaded_.trouble 🏳️‍🌈🫦 :
Data over Dogma!
2026-08-25 23:33:47
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dokjustice
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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whatthefuji
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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bunnyboxboston
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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tatedog
Tate Ellison :
As a Christian, I agree with you
2026-08-27 22:51:03
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angermngman
angermngman :
This is the best explanation of christianity. Its all man made.
2026-08-26 12:07:55
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annimayre
animay :
Solid, solid take
2026-08-26 12:33:55
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williamphelps1956
williamphelps1956 :
So well stated.
2026-08-31 16:30:52
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justella871
just’ella :
… now i believe that you believe 😉
2026-08-26 14:09:12
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spectrumy6
spectrumy :
You did it, so everyone else must do it?🤔
2026-08-26 16:03:16
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hugeness55
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
Trainsparks :
It sounds like when you were a pastor you were not honest
2026-08-27 00:03:17
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andrae0891
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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mariuscronje3
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
rihardsvitolsPipars :
👍👍👍
2026-08-26 02:47:08
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itsafullerportrait
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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