If you can’t fully trust the Bible when it discusses science and history (secondary matters that can be verified), how can you trust it when it talks about God and salvation (supremely important matters that we can’t verify in the same way)? If you can’t trust the Bible, then you can’t trust God. If you don’t trust God, then you’ve exalted yourself as the ultimate authority instead of God.

— Andy Naselli (b. 1980), Professor für Systematische Theologie und Neues Testament, Pastor und Autor

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Doubt & Hard Questions

Andy Naselli

Andy Naselli (* 1980) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und Pastor, der als Professor für Systematische Theologie und Neues Testament am Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis lehrt. Er vertritt eine reformiert-baptistische Theologie und ist vor allem für seine Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Exegese sowie zu praktischen ethischen Themen wie dem christlichen Gewissen bekannt. Bibellesern bietet er methodisch strukturierte Zugänge zum Bibeltext und theologische Orientierung, während sein Leitungs- und Lehrstil im institutionellen Umfeld auch Gegenstand öffentlicher Kritik war.

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