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Chuck argues that confidence in Scripture rests on Jesus’ promise that the Spirit would remind and teach the apostles (John 14), plus the Spirit speaking through prophets (Hebrews 3, Acts 28, Nehemiah 9), and he targets the modern move to accept Jesus’ words while rejecting Paul on culturally offensive topics; what is actually at stake in that selective approach, and how should a disciple respond when Scripture (especially Paul) collides with modern views on authority, sexuality, and family order?
Another way to ask: What do we risk losing if we accept Jesus’ words but dismiss Paul when his teaching clashes with culture? How should a disciple respond when Scripture (especially Paul) goes against modern views on authority, sexuality, and family roles?

Direct Answer Chuck’s teaching implies what’s at stake is the foundation of biblical authority itself: rejecting Paul selectively is, in effect, rejecting the Holy Spirit’s inspiration and Jesus’ promise to guide the apostles into truth. A disciple should respond by trusting Spirit-inspired Scripture—even when it opposes culture—rather than dividing “red letters” from apostolic teaching.

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  • Jesus promised: the Holy Spirit “will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things I have said to you” (John 14:26), grounding reliability.
  • Chuck uses this to answer skeptics: the Spirit would enable apostles to “accurately remember” what Jesus said “years later.”
  • He shows OT inspiration: Hebrews 3 says, “as the Holy Spirit says,” then quotes Psalm 95; Acts 28: “the Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah”; Nehemiah 9: God testified “by your Spirit in your prophets.”
  • He calls inspiration “rock-solid confidence” and “a hill worth dying on,” because it’s foundational.
  • He names the selective move: accepting Jesus but rejecting “teachings by Paul…that go against modern popular culture” (male leadership, submission, family roles, head covering, homosexuality).
  • He cites 2 Peter 3: Paul writes with “wisdom given to him,” and twisting Paul is like twisting “the rest of the scriptures.”
Discussion Follow-ups Where do you feel pressure to edit Scripture to stay acceptable? What would it look like to submit to Scripture while still speaking with clarity and humility in a hostile culture?

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