From
the majestic perfection of God and the privileged responsibility of
humanity, we now move to the evil subtlety of Satan. An intruder has
sneaked into the privileged place between God the Creator and mankind.
His creation. Genesis 2 ends with the absence of shame. Genesis 3 begins
with the presence of Satan. The work of Satan, successfully executed,
ensures that Genesis 3 ends rather differently from Genesis 2 - "the
Lord God sent the man out of the Garden of Eden" (Genesis 3:23). This was
"Paradise Lost." Was there a way to "Paradise Regained"? There are two
answers to this question: 'No' and 'Yes.' Taking ourselves as the
starting-point, the answer is 'No' - God will not permit us to take
salvation into our own hands (Genesis 3:24). Starting with God, we answer, 'Yes' -
this is the answer of Genesis 3:15 - Christ (the woman's descendant) will be
crucified (the bruising of His heel), but the outcome of this will be
the defeat of Satan (the crushing of his head).
E J Young argues that one’s doctrine of Scripture is derived from either experience or Scripture, either natural man or supernatural God. Young does speak of the human character of Scripture. It does, however, seem that the supernatural-natural dichotomy underlies his doctrine of Scripture. He turns to the Bible “to discover what it has to say of itself” (p. 40). It is questionable, however, whether his view is not grounded in a notion which tends to set divine and human activity over against each other. Young rejects a mechanical theory (p. 65). It does, however, appear that his own view is really no more than a modification of this view. His interpretation of the working of the Spirit in the inspiration of Scripture is not directly identifiable with mechanical dictation (pp. 79-80). It does seem, however, that there is a tendency to move in that direction. * Here are some statements from Young. - “Without Him (God) there could have been no Bible. Without man th...
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