Andy Stanley’s comments on Adam and Eve have been making the rounds since they appeared on HereIBlog.com
yesterday. In short, Stanley affirms the historicity of Adam and Eve,
but not because Genesis says so. Rather, he bases his belief on what
Jesus says about Adam and Eve. You can listen to the entire discussion
above, but here are the relevant excerpts:
The foundation of our faith is not the
Scripture. The foundation of our faith is not the infallibility of the
Bible. The foundation of our faith is something that happened in
history. And the issue is always – Who is Jesus? That’s always the
issue. The Scripture is simply a collection of ancient documents that
tells us that story…
Here’s why I believe this actually
happened. Not because the Bible says so, but because of the Gospels –
Jesus talks about Adam and Eve. And it appears to me that he believed
they were actually historical figures. And if he believed they were
historical, I believe they were historical because anybody that can
predict their own death and resurrection and pull it off – I just
believe anything they say.
Let me say first of all that I am genuinely grateful that Stanley
affirms the historicity of Adam and Eve. In this day and age, that
position is under siege, and I don’t want to minimize the importance of
Stanley’s affirmation in this regard. Continue at Denny Burk
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