Discernment
Sunday, November 19, 2023
7:34 AM
Canon—Canon refers to the collection of books that a faith community regards as scripture.  Mature Christians recognize that they have a “canon-within-the-canon” or particular biblical narratives, eras, stories, images, phrases, paradigms, and principles that surface quicker in the faith community’s consciousness than others. 
For example, which of the following can you complete quickly (this is not a trivia test)
 On the night our Lord . . . .
In the year that king . . . 
The LORD, the Lord . . .
In the beginning . . . 
Narrative: the big five—Creation, Covenant, Christ, Church, Consummation
Eras—Sub Narratives (example, Covenant)
Covenant
Abraham and Sarah
Isaac and Rebecca
Jacob and Rachel/Leah and the 12 Sons
Joseph
Moses, Miriam, and Aaron
Joshua and the Conquest
Judges
The Monarchy (Saul, David, Solomon)
The Divided Kingdom
The Exiles 
The Return/Rebuilding
Christ
Pre-Existence
Infancy Narratives
Baptism
Ministry
Passion
Resurrection (which story surfaces more quickly for you: the women leaving the tomb fearful to tell no one, the reinstatement of Peter, Thomas’s confession, the Road to Emmaus, the Great Commission)
Stories
Visitors visiting Abraham and Sarah
David and Goliath
Paradigms
Understandings of the Cross-
If any would come after me, let him take up his own cross and follow me.
God demonstrated God’s love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.   
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