the parameters for what the Church believes and teaches about the Bible, and so it follows that our theology of biblical inspiration must proceed from certain fixed points regarding its origin, authority and truthfulness that are established by the teaching of Christ. Second, I am convinced that Scripture’s humble human expression is a mirror image of the humility of Jesus. By this I mean that inspired Scripture, like the incarnate Son, embodies the merciful condescension of God in a way that confronts
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