{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Church is Messy","title":"Church Is Messy: A Question from Jonah Week 1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1310,"description":"In the weekend message introducing the book of Jonah, Rick stated there are two common views to interpreting the story of Jonah: historical narrative or primarily parable. In this episode Rick and Svea discuss a question posed to them: Does Jesus' reference to Jonah in Matthew 12, when foretelling his own death and resurrection, support a particular interpretation of Jonah?\nTopics discussed in this episode:\n00:00 Intro\n01:04 Our unity isn't based on everyone agreeing on everything. Our unity is based on inclusion in Christ. It's okay to have different understandings on a variety of topics and still maintain unity.\n03:12 Many of us only thought of Jonah as a miraculous, historical account. Learning people view this book as anything other than history can be destabilizing and feel like a slippery slope to less allegiance toward the Bible.\n08:51 The astute question: Jesus referencing Jonah.\n11:40 Four options for interpreting Jesus' reference to Jonah.\n17:17 Reaffirmation of the authority and inerrancy of Scripture when multiple viewpoints of interpreting passages like Jonah are present.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eGW0GjLFQWz3qpPjio-ji_5x5MOSNJlW79nf4VSHKIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4Mzk3LzE2ODMw/MzYzMDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}