“The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to
understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to
be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we
understand we are obliged to act accordingly. Take any words in the New
Testament and forget everything except pledging yourself to act accordingly. My
God you will say, if I do that my whole life will be ruined. How would I ever
get on in the world? Herein lies the real place of Christian scholarship. Christian
scholarship is the Church’s prodigious invention to defend itself against the
Bible to ensure that we can continue to be good Christians without the Bible
coming too close. Oh priceless scholarship, what would we do without you?
Dreadful it is to fall into the hands of the living God. Yes it is even
dreadful to be alone with the New Testament.”
Soren Kierkegaard
Nothing says "Happy Tuesday!!" like the terrifying wisdom of Kierkegaard. :)
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