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I have been talking a lot lately about how Biblical inerrantists are forced to twist the Bible in order to defend their doctrine about the Bible. <\/p>\n

People with a certain way of viewing Jesus do the same to Luke's Gospel.<\/p>\n

There is a famous story in Luke 2 about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem when his family had gone up for a festival. In most of the artistic depictions of that story (see the one on the right as an example), in film renderings and other retellings, many Christians rewrite the story so that Jesus is teaching<\/em> his elders in the temple at the age of twelve.<\/p>\n

But what the story in Luke actually says is that Jesus was impressing them by listening and asking wise questions, <\/em>as well as giving impressive answers when he was asked questions (Luke 2:46-47<\/a>). In other words, he was learning. <\/em><\/p>\n

Luke emphasizes the point again at the end of the story. Jesus returns home and is obedient to his parents, and, as Luke 2:52<\/a> says, he grew in wisdom as well as stature, and in favor with God as well as with human beings.<\/p>\n

For many Christians, their view of Jesus has gone so far down the path of the heresy known as Apollinarianism \u2013 treating Jesus as though he were a divine being dressed up as a human being and pretending to be human \u2013 that they fail to realize the extent that in order to defend their doctrine about Jesus they have to rewrite the Bible, whether conciously or subconsciously.<\/p>\n

I mention this not only because of the problematic approach to Scripture it entails. It is the view of Jesus as one who knew all things, had no need of human learning, that often leads those who claim to follow Jesus, and yet who view him in this unbiblical way, to become arrogant and resist learning. As followers of one who had no need to learn, according to them, they can follow him and have no need to learn anything either.<\/p>\n

The Gospel of Luke depicts a different state of affairs. It depicts Jesus as learning.<\/p>\n

If you claim to be Jesus's follower and to take what the Bible says seriously, then presumably you will want to learn too, and will not think that you can jump straight to offering impressive answers without first listening and asking wise questions.<\/p>\n

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