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A Serrated Edge: A Brief Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking
Contributor(s): Wilson, Douglas (Author)

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ISBN: 1591280109     ISBN-13: 9781591280101
Publisher: Canon Press
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: If a Christian employs satire today, he is almost immediately called to account for his "unbiblical" behavior. Yet Scripture shows that the central point of some religious controversies is to give offense. When Christ was confronted with ecclesiastical obstinacy and other forms of arrogance, he showed us a godly pattern for giving offense. In every controversey, godliness and wisdom (or the lack of them) are to be determined by careful appeal to the Scriptures and not to the fact of people having taken offense. Perhaps they ought to have taken offense, and perhaps someone ought to have endeavoured to give it.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General
Dewey: 230.044
LCCN: 2002154048
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.48" W x 7.74" L (0.39 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Satire is a kind of preaching. Satire pervades Scripture. Satire treats the foibles of sinners with a less than perfect tenderness. But, if a Christian employs satire today, he is almost immediately called to account for his "unbiblical" behavior. Yet Scripture shows that the central point of some religious controversies is to give offense. When Christ was confronted with ecclesiastical obstinacy and other forms of arrogance, he showed us a godly pattern for giving offense. In every controversy, godliness and wisdom (or the lack of them) are to be determined by careful appeal to the Scriptures and not to the fact of someone having taken offense. Perhaps they ought to have taken offense, and perhaps someone ought to have endeavored to give it.
 
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