Emphasis Preaching Journal
Written in stone, written for the real world
Commentary
Paul talks about the importance of knowing scripture, its applicability to our lives -- yet remember that there was no canon of scripture to speak of when Paul wrote this. There was of course no New Testament, but there was also no agreement about what constituted the canon of Hebrew scriptures. We come to the world as a people who interpret -- this doesn’t mean we change the text, but that as our lives change we gain new insight into God’s Living Word.
