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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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.
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constructed in Washington, D.C. The Museum is slated to open in
November, 2017.
www.museumofthebible.org
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