tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post2211330871662113801..comments2024-03-24T09:31:01.300+00:00Comments on Shiny Ginger Thoughts: The Principle of Scripture and its GroundsDaniel Blanchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-32901546104986004562009-12-10T16:13:38.617+00:002009-12-10T16:13:38.617+00:00That sounds about right, although I can't curr...That sounds about right, although I can't currently find a reference that talks about *Scripture* explicitly. John's pointing finger is exemplary of the role of the prophets and apostles, though (I/2, p120). There is a difference, though, between the Scripture and the confession, because the Scripture is, in its character as human witness (the pointing finger), also the Word of God for us; the confession is not directly witness to Christ, but rather a response to the Scriptural witness, which the church has received as the Word of God.<br /><br />I need to re-read I/2...Daniel Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-70859487898104570392009-12-10T15:47:58.282+00:002009-12-10T15:47:58.282+00:00Great! Though didn't Barth also use the John t...Great! Though didn't Barth also use the John the Baptist analogy of Scripture itself - that its function is to point with outstreched finger and cry "Behold, the Lamb of God!"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com