15-Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms

Kim summarizes what has already been covered and how Romans 8 should be understood in light of everything that has been presented in the entire podcast series. Many other verses help to inform and clarify what Paul is teaching in Romans 8. As always, Scripture is the best interpreter of Scripture, but getting rid of our preconceived ideas is difficult and takes time. We must learn to read the Bible in light of the Bible.

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Theologian Kim Burgess likens systematic theology to dissection and biblical theology to vivisection. While both methods seek to understand what the Bible is saying, one works in bits and pieces, while the other works to understand the Bible as an organic whole. Traditional evangelical interpretations are too often informed by the dissection method and less by vivisection.