One of the themes is that we live in a fractured world, which is becoming more and more fractured. Meaning is something we are constantly creating. This is a part of the challenge of the Church. We are confident God is God self revealing in Jesus Christ Labberton used the analogy found in 2 nd Corinthians about seeing through the glass darkly. Humans cannot see through the glass to see God at all.
Fundamentals feel the glass is clear.
God s will is clearly and easily known. The debate then, is how do we affirm the reality of truth, the Lordship of God, and hold onto the tension of seeing through the glass darkly. Labberton looked at 1 Peter 4, to see what assumptions must be held in order to understand the text. There are dissonant chords in society. C.S. Lewis said we are too easily pleased.