how to read verses

John Piper, "... verses of the Bible are not strung pearls but links in a chain. ... in each paragraph of Scripture, one should ask how each part related to the other parts in order to say one coherent thing."

I love the unity found in the Word of God. In the past I've noted that too often one of the strengths of the evangelical community is also a weakness. In an attempt to learn of God, we approach the Word as a text book believing that we can dissect it and still get all that God intended from it. While we need to study in that fashion, we need to more understand the "meta-narative" and grasp the unity found in the "big picture".

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