How To Tell if Your Commentary is Grace Based? Do you know how to stay free? We stay free by testing everything. We test the spirits to see whether they are from God (1 John 4:1). We test teachings to see if they align with scripture (see Acts 17:11). And we test our Bible commentaries to see if they fully proclaim the gospel of Christ. I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. (Romans 15:19b) In an earlier article I said that your pastor reads two books – a Bible and a Bible commentary. Many Christians have been profoundly influenced by the Bible, but few realize they have also been influenced by their pastor’s favorite commentary. What people think happens: What actually happens: Ideally, every commentary will meet two standards: (1) it will fully convey the gospel of Christ and (2) do so in language that is accessible to the widest possible audience. Sadly, most commentaries fail both tests. According to my research, virtually every commentary preaches law or mixture, and many of them do so in language that is hard to read. “Paul, have you considered XYZ Commentary?” Please don’t ask me to identify commentaries or name and shame other scholars. Instead, let me put the ball back [...]
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