22.44 Craig Smith - The Authority of Scripture (Part 1)

Indigenous Faith

In today's episode, Craig Smith takes us into the second session in his six-part Indigenous Faith teaching series. Today, Craig begins to present his important session on the Authority of Scripture. In it, he introduces the process of discovering what the original intent of God's Word was when the Lord moved upon the forty some human scribes who were moved by the Spirit of God to write what they were told to write. That process is called hermeneutics. He helps the listener understand there are a variety of ways to interpret the Word of God but there really is one way to uncover what God's original intent was in each passage He inspired the writers to write. This process is critical in properly aligning ourselves to the universal truth of the Word. False teaching has always employed other kind of hermeneutics to come to their conclusions and misaligned understandings, thus allowing the Word of God to say whatever they want it to say. Included in that misled process is using a cultural hermeneutic, which basically lets all cultures determine what God's Word is saying to them and not necessarily anyone else. The ultimate end of that trail leads to relative truth, denying the reality that God's Word is absolute, universal truth that has primacy over every human culture and worldview. All this is important foundational teaching helps us understand how false teaching can flourish alongside biblical truth. Craig and LaDonna pray that the teaching you are receiving in this Indigenous Faith teaching series will help you know how to detect truth from error and how to stand strong on the Authority of Scripture. All necessary to help build a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith.