All very nice except that you are essentially wrong. Faith in Christ brings salvation without any understanding of how it works or anything else. It is in fact the very simplicity of the Gospel that is its attraction. Theology all too often attempts to confuse and complicate the essential truths. I'm not an opponent of understanding the scripture or theology, rather I am saying that far too many make that 'understanding' a substitute for true faith - which is a simple act - and instead end up with no faith at all.
Geoff Flight General Manager Sustainable Resources Industry Training Pty Ltd -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Araoz Sent: Monday, 8 November 2010 10:32 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] On christian mythology On 07/11/10 20:09, geoff wrote: > Calvinism or absolute free-will is the cop-out argument. The choice is > available. And it is the most fundamental question and certainly not some > dubious-value angel question. Might as well ask how many fit on the head of > a pin. > > Sounds a bit silly and simplistic. Unless you have a fully fleshed map of how you see the universe the decisions you make with your free will are not really such. If you have an understanding of your world and you have faith, then that's faith. The faith of an ignorant man, a man who does not have a complex map of his world is superstition more than faith. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
