Sorry, I sent the following just to Peter by mistake, and he replied to Insight, so I'd better send this so his makes sense:
>On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:05:32 +0000, Peter Elliott wrote: >As I see it the three quite separate issues that we need to address are: >The first is that of how we regard scripture. Do we see it as God�s >instructions to us or a record of some people�s understanding of God, shaped >by the time and the customs in which they lived? Walter Wink is a good >resource here. Peter, While I'm in general agreement over your three categories, as well as Ann's categories, I don't agree that you've covered attitudes to scripture adequately. I think the crux of the matter is whether we believe that God speaks to us through the Bible or not, and unltimately, whether he chooses to reveal himself, through the Bible as well as other means, or whether we're left on our own to speculate. Please understand that I'm not thinking of the Bible as just a book of instructions, and I'm not denying the need to grapple with its background, genres etc. Sue Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/lists.htm ------------------------------------------------------
