climate change: a test? (or here he goes again)

Climate change is testing us–the global human family, that is.  That’s what I think. Obviously, you don’t have to agree with me.  But climate change is also testing the American church, in particular.  Tests on a global scale are promised in Scripture.  ” I will keep you safe in the time of trial coming on the whole world, to put the people of the world to the test.”  (Rev. 3:10)
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sola jesus, the scriptural sola

Sola Jesus rather than sola scriptura is the scriptural sola.  By asserting Sola Jesus one is honoring, not denigrating Scripture.  What is the purpose of Scripture according to Scripture?  Careful.  The statement of a thing’s purpose sets the trajectory for our understanding of the thing and must be carefully stated.  Is the purpose of Scripture simply to lead and guide us, as a text might lead and guide us?  To exercise authority over us?  We read, agree, and do, as though we were reading an instruction manual for life?  Or is the purpose of Scripture to reveal Jesus who leads and guides us?
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