{"id":6925,"date":"2014-06-04T18:27:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T22:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2014-06-03T18:35:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T22:35:13","slug":"did-jesus-make-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2014\/06\/did-jesus-make-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus Make Mistakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Mark Driscoll gave a sermon on Acts 6 where he suggested that, as a child, it is possible that Jesus made mistakes. Mars Hill deleted some of the scenes in Driscoll\u2019s sermon on that point, but you can see the video here<\/a>, and a it has caused a little stir.<\/p>\n

Well the good folks at CT have put up the topic for discussion, Did Jesus Make Mistakes?<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m getting liberal in my old age, but I\u2019ve come to the defense of Driscoll with these words:<\/p>\n

\u201cDriscoll\u2019s point is prosaic and uncontroversial. Jesus learned to do things as a child through trial and error like reading and writing. That\u2019s obvious if we take the humanity of Jesus seriously. It\u2019s in Gnostic writings like the\u00a0Infancy Gospel of Thomas<\/em>\u00a0where the child Jesus is a supernatural prodigy, incapable of error though prone to fits of vengeance against adults and other children. While critical scholars have argued that Jesus made factual, theological, and even moral errors during his ministry, traditional Christians have never agreed, and neither would Driscoll, I suspect. Driscoll\u2019s point about Jesus making mistakes, while needing qualification, is theologically sound.\u201d
\n~ Michael Bird,\u00a0lecturer in theology, Ridley Melbourne Mission and Ministry College<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can find other comments on the CT page from Simon Chan, Roger Olson, Oliver Crisp, Howard Snyder,and Dru Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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