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Categories: DOCTRINECan ethical demands of the kingdom be propositional rather than attitudinal?Sincerely,
The Scholar
Dear The Scholar,
Paul once said that the Word of God would never make much sense to most of the highly educated of this world because they would be too wrapped up in man’s wisdom to see the simplicity of God’s wisdom (1 Cor 1:18-21). Your question reminds us of that passage.
What you are referring to are psychology terms that address whether a proposition (a true or false statement) is what matters or whether it is our attitude that matters (how I feel about something). Mankind has often debated whether the Bible is a book of truth or only a book that addresses our attitudes and feelings. The Bible is truth (Jhn 17:17). God gave us a Bible that, regardless of how we feel, tells us how to live (Acts 5:20). The Bible isn’t a matter of interpretation; it says what it says, and it means what it means (2 Pet 1:20-21). We either listen to God, obey His Word, and go to heaven (Jhn 5:24)… or we don’t listen and go to hell (2 Pet 2:4-9). It is what it is.
