On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:10:11 +1100, Tom wrote: >Sue, you said: >Surely passages like the following are there, not so we can judge whether >others are Christians or not, but in order to challenge *us*. > >Your use of "surely" has a force to it as if I'm missing the obvious. >Perhaps I am ... sorry. Also, I am reading what you say as if I am judging >others about the integrity of their faith. If my reading is correct then I >have not expressed myself well. I am referring to myself ... not anyone >else.
Sorry, I didn't mean that at all. I could see that you were soul-searching. I just meant it in relation to your comment about Hitler and the verses I quoted. > >I guess what you are seeing is process not conclusions. The questioning >method of your comments suggests the answers are obvious to you and that >they should be to me. I guess I had thought that in the past. Lately I >have been a bit shaken into thinking I should have a little more humility in >my self appraisal. Yes, at the moment I am feeling uncomfortable. Hopefully >that means the "Holy Spirit" is working on me. > I was trying not to sound 'preachy', but I stand by my comment on the Holy Spirit... YET ...the answers aren't obvious to me at all. I think everyone is [or many people in many places are] being shaken up at the moment, and I think that's a good thing. > 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/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
