Mirrors Of Scripture Analysis

As the body of Christ (the Church) redefined itself again and again throughout history, believers were hard-pressed to embrace and work through the multiple denominations amongst them. Fast-forward centuries and thousands of denominations later, and we find the Church at odds against the idea (or the classification) of evangelicalism. In Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. Treier’s Theology and the Mirrors of Scripture: A Mere Evangelical Account, they raise the awareness that the problem of evangelicalism lies in the fact that there are no set doctrines that form a whole theology accepted by those who call themselves evangelicals or even other believers, as one would expect from a popular form of Christian denomination (i.e.: Calvinism, Baptist, Presbyterianism, etc.). The authors then liken Scripture to a mirror in order to illustrate the reflection (connection) between the Triune God …show more content…
When one looks into this mirror (of Scripture), God is revealed and subsequently, Christ, Who is the mirror of God. Thus when believers look into this mirror, they are to reflect the Christ who is looking out from the mirror. (58) However, mirrors cannot function without the presence of light, and as such, it is written that “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). Therefore, if God is light, and without the Light, no matter how hard a person might try to seek the revelation of God, they would be covered by darkness (or even Darkness, the kind Satan might purposefully bring), unable to see. It is when there is Light, the mirror of Scripture that is Christ is shown and “serves as an anchor, not only to the soul, but to evangelical soteriology.” (69) Mere evangelical theology then simply roots itself in the Triune God, the good news of Jesus Christ (His crucifixion and resurrection), which then allows for believers to become new creatures in Him as they are reconciled with