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Friday, October 27, 2017

NEW MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE IS “BROAD, ECUMENICAL, AND NONSECTARIAN”

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NEW MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE IS 
“BROAD, ECUMENICAL, AND NONSECTARIAN” 
BY DAVID CLOUD
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
 
 (Friday Church News Notes, October 27, 2017, www.wayoflife.org, 
fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - A board member of the new Museum of 
the Bible in Washington, D.C., says it is “broad, ecumenical, and 
nonsectarian” (“Sneak Peek,” The Washington Post,
 Oct. 16, 2017). The goal, he says, is to “present facts and let people 
make their own decisions” about whether or not the Bible is true. But if
 a museum leaves out or downplays the central event and theme of the 
Bible, which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ as infallible evidence 
of His Sonship, it is most emphatically not
 presenting the facts. After reporters Michelle Boorstein, Julie 
Zauzmer, and Sarah Bailey were given a “sneak peek” at the $500 million 
museum which is set to open in November, they observed that “there is 
very little Jesus ... the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection 
is almost absent” (Ibid.). While Jesus is downplayed, there are “art and
 exhibits dedicated to the Virgin Mary.” Originally, there were plans to
 “discuss historical evidence that demonstrates proof of the stories in 
the Bible,” but that was dropped. The museum’s director, Seth Pollinger,
 says, “Our goal isn’t to give answers but to arouse curiosity,” but 
that isn’t what the Bible itself and Christ Himself has commanded. God’s
 people are to preach the gospel, which involves proclaiming dogmatic 
truth and giving answers. The museum is funded by Steve Green, chief 
executive of Hobby Lobby, who says, “The museum has fence posts--limits.
 It doesn’t overtly say the Bible is good--that the Bible is true.” This
 is open disobedience to the very Bible that Green claims to revere. It 
could be that the Green family couldn’t raise the massive funding for 
the museum without such great compromise, but better no museum than a 
museum that does not give people all
 of the facts to enable them to understand that the Bible is nothing 
other than or less than the infallible Word of God. Believing the Bible 
is not blind religious faith. There are countless evidences of its 
divine inspiration and historical accuracy, but the visitors to the 
Museum of the Bible apparently will not see these evidences. The chief 
“infallible proof” is Christ’s resurrection, which was witnessed by 
hundreds of people and which converted trembling men and women into 
world-shaking witnesses. Shame on the Green family.
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 Meet the Museum of the Bible Board
 At a recent board meeting, we interviewed Steve Green, Founder and 
Chairman of the Board, about how he selected board members and why they 
chose to join the Museum of the Bible Board. 
 A PASTOR SAYS THE BIBLE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
 Museum of the Bible Fly-Through
 A virtual tour of the 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible being 
constructed in Washington, D.C. The Museum is slated to open in 
November, 2017.
www.museumofthebible.org 
 Does America need a 'Museum of the Bible'?
 Director Cary Summers discusses the reasons behind building the largest 
collection of bibles and biblical artifacts in the world in the nation's
 capital
Judge Jeanine gets a peek inside the Museum 
of the Bible