Unsettled, with Martin Nyanzu

Descriptive/Prescriptive Passages: One Way To Misinterpret Scripture

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There is no doubt some passages in the Bible describe events (descriptive) while others are direct commands (prescriptive) from the biblical authors to us. These are observations one cannot miss from reading the Bible. However, any suggestion that we are to obey or live by prescriptive and not descriptive passages is misleading. 

In this episode, we break down how the biblical authors tell us what to do without directly telling us what to do through descriptive passages. We are to obey them and form doctrines out of them. Descriptive passages are different styles of communication compared to prescriptive ones.

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