Parenthetical Statement

From Josh Harris, given at Mark Driscoll's Reform and Resurge Conference quoting Mark Dever, who shared this at the Together for the Gospel Conference (I think I just set my hyperlinks-per-sentance-fragment record):

What we need is humble theology—theology which submits itself to the truth of God's Word. “Liberal” theology—theology which does not view Scripture as finally trustworthy and authoritative—is not humble before the Word. Churches which are tentative and decry dogmatism may sound humble, but it is not truly humble to do anything other than to submit to God's Word. Christian humility is to simply accept whatever God has revealed in His Word. Humility is following God's Word wherever it goes, as far as it goes, neither going beyond it nor stopping short of it. The humility we want in our churches is to read the Bible and believe it—everything God has said, dogmatically, and humbly! It is not humble to be hesitant where God has been clear and plain.

Amen Mark via Josh Harris via Mark!

In my effort to be succinct (which I tend to fail) and be clear (which I usually fail), I fear that my posts can sometimes come across as "know-it-all-y." I truly desire to teach only what the Bible teaches, but also all that the Bible teaches. I agree with Dever that to pretend not to know what Scripture does say is not truly humility. (I am not saying that all that Scripture says is clearly articulated, but the gospel certainly is.)