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This is an excerpt from Eugene Peterson's book, Eat This Book.  It's a beautiful account of what Scripture is useful for (entering into the Story of God) and not useful for (moral code).  Enjoy.

“Spiritual theology, using Scripture as a text, does not present us with a moral code and tell us, ‘live up to this’; nor does it set out a system of doctrine and say, ‘Think like this and you will live well.’ The biblical way is to tell a story and in the telling invite: 'Live INTO this — this is what it looks like to be human in this God-made and God-ruled world; this is what is involved in becoming and maturing as a human being.'

“When we submit ourselves to what we read in Scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories, but our stories in God’s. God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves.” (43-44) Bible, Eugene Peterson, God, Quote, Scripture, Story


