Quote for the day

I know it has been discussed frequently these days, so it's not new information, but I continue to be captured by the idea that YHWH is identified with designations such as "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" and "the God who brought you up out of Egypt." YHWH reveals himself by relation to people and creative/redemptive events, both of which imply that an understanding and knowledge of the story of those persons and events are necessary for grasping the revelation, message, and identity--the story--of God. Even when the Scriptures contain law or teaching, the foundation is always based on the context of a surrounding narrative, even when that narrative is not explicitly described (such as in the letters of Paul). When we choose to approach the revelation of God removed from this "story context"--such as simply focusing on "what Paul said", for example--we also choose to ignore the "how, what, and why" of God's message and its resultant contemporary implications for faithfully living out God's revelation today.
-Jimmy Doyle

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