{"id":936,"date":"2014-01-28T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2014\/01\/why-calling-something-biblical-might-not-be-the-best-idea.html"},"modified":"2014-01-28T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T12:10:00","slug":"why-calling-something-biblical-might-not-be-the-best-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2014\/01\/why-calling-something-biblical-might-not-be-the-best-idea.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Calling Something “Biblical” Might Not be the Best Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
If you\u2019ve been involved with traditional Christian culture long enough, at some point you\u2019ve heard the term \u201cbiblical.\u201d This word is used as an adjective, a descriptor of sorts. The point of labeling something as biblical is to let you know that it\u2019s of good Christian quality. No skim milk Christianity over here! It\u2019s the good stuff, chock full of biblical vitamins and minerals from the solid rock that is Christ. (See what I did there?)<\/span><\/div>\n
In this context, labeling something as biblical works like a seal of approval or some type of quality control. So calling something biblical basically means this:<\/span><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s an assurance of quality and distinction. We don\u2019t just have marriages like everyone else, we have\u00a0BIBLICAL<\/strong>\u00a0marriages. We aren\u2019t going to teach our boys how to be men, we\u2019re going to teach them about\u00a0BIBLICAL<\/strong>\u00a0manhood. There are also biblical diets, biblical comedy, and biblical styles of clothing. Biblical is the polite way to separate the spiritual stuff from that other, worldly stuff. You know, the sheep from the goats. Biblical is better.<\/span><\/div>\n
There\u2019s a big problem with this though. Actually, there are several big problems with it, problems that usually go unnoticed. Here are a few.<\/span><\/div>\n
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If you\u2019ve been involved with traditional Christian culture long enough, at some point you\u2019ve heard the term \u201cbiblical.\u201d This word is used as an adjective, a descriptor of sorts. The point of labeling something as biblical is to let you know that it\u2019s of good Christian quality. No skim milk Christianity over here! 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