Here's an attempt
to bring things together. (1) man knows of grace through revelation.
(2) divine revelation comes to man in the form of human language. (3)
The inadequacy of human language as a vehicle of divine revelation
demands that due care be taken in the interpretation of Scripture. (4)
The inadequacy of human language as a vehicle of divine revelation
demands an avoidance of undue dogmatism regarding the precise meaning of
Scripture. (5) The idea of a depth dimension points beyond the
limitations of human language to the profound spiritual realities of the
eternal God and His eternal salvation.
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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