Which poses the bigger risk of idolatry–a high view of the Bible that
sees Jesus submitting to the Scriptures or a low view of Scripture that
sees Jesus standing apart from the Scriptures? Some Christians fear
that if they have a high view of the Bible they will end up denigrating
Jesus and being guilty of bibliolatry. But what if the danger of
idolatry is much more likely when you try to place Jesus above the
Bible?
J.I. Packer explains:
Others tell us the final authority for Christians is not
Scripture, but Christ, whom we must regard as standing apart from
Scripture and above it. He is its Judge; and we, as His disciples, must
judge Scripture by Him, receiving only what is in harmony with His life
and teaching and rejecting all that is not.
But who is this Christ, the Judge of Scripture? Not the Christ of the
New Testament and of history. That Christ does not judge Scripture; he
obeys it and fulfills it. Certainly, He is the final authority of the
whole of it. Certainly, He is the final authority for Christians; that
is precisely why Christians are bound to acknowledge the authority of
Scripture. Christ teaches them to do so. Continue at Kevin DeYoung
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