view, the Bible sets forth revealed truths about God. These truths might be theological, such as “God so loved the world that God’s Son came into the world to save sinners.” Or these truths might be ethical, such as “Envying what your neighbor has is wrong.” In any case, the truths contained in the Bible can be stated in propositions. This is what it means that the Bible is the word of God. Burgess calls this position the “orthodox” position.9 Another common understanding of the Bible as the word
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