Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-27 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Goes without saying, Terry, although it doesn't mean we don't ask for something more specific, and that the two may not coincide.(Gethsemane?) In fact, the below is right in line with what I have said. It is the same as saying, or having the attitude:God, it just may be that what I am

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-27 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I think the point of the illustration of asking for bread and receiving bread instead of a stone is that if parents being evil do not give something bad to their children when the child asks for something good, then we should think at least as good about God. Indeed, God does not give us

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-27 Thread Debbie Sawczak
sh to rely on him to do this? Debbie - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus I think the point of the illustration of asking

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-26 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Even if we ask for stones, he gives bread. Debbie - Original Message - From: Bill Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus John wrote The "miracles of the dark

Re: [TruthTalk] War or peace

2005-08-25 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Well! it's clearthat the Society For People Whose Reflexes Are Not Functioning doesn't need many tax dollars, at least. Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:27 PM Subject: RE:

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-23 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Same here, on both counts. (Maybe I should think about it more often?) Debbie - Original Message - From: Terry Clifton To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us Can't

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-23 Thread Debbie Sawczak
by evil spirits. All of us are attacked by evil spirits. Even Jesus was. Just because we recognize demonic activity does not mean that we are thinking bad about the person. Please reconsider your last sentence. :-) Peace be with you. David Miller. - Original Message - From: Debbie

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-22 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I am thinkingthat aone-to-one association between demonic activity and conditions affecting certain parts ofthe brain is a mistake. Where these conditions can be adequately explained by observable physical imbalances, malfunctions, damage,or whatever, why would one ascribe them, as a

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-21 Thread Debbie Sawczak
My latefather-in-law, a very intelligent man,was bipolar from about his mid-50s and got worse during the time that I knew him. During bad depressive episodes hewas extremely insulting towards everyone, oftenaccusing my husband Jan of being a pimp who secretly hired our children out as

Re: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-21 Thread Debbie Sawczak
torment. judyt From: "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] My latefather-in-law, a very intelligent man,was bipolar from about his mid-50s and got worse during the time that I knew him. During bad depressive episodes hewas extremely insulting towards everyone, ofte

Re: [TruthTalk] Poetry, Literature, Imagination - Love of Language

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
A but has this aught to do with our lives being hid with Christ in God? Not much. Just everything! If it doesn't, the gospel is hollow. Debbie

Re: [TruthTalk] Poetry, Literature, Imagination - Love of Language

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Just for the hell of it: this is what I'm going to read this Thursday at my writing group. The person addressed is my son. Debbie At the Royal Ontario Museum We went to the ROM on the third rainy day of the May long weekend, rose from the subway’s dark corners sharp with urine to

Re: [TruthTalk] Poetry, Literature, Imagination - Love of Language

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Thank you. A rubbie is a homeless alcoholic who will (in view of his pennilessness) take alcohol in any form, including rubbing alcohol. Maybe it's a Canadian term? Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday,

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
ocess that culminates in that momentI come to therevelatorylight that is Jesus Christ. John 1:18 makes it clear that Christ is the explanation of God the Father. -Original Message-From: Debbie Sawczak debbie@kest.comTo: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSent: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:0

Re: [TruthTalk] Poetry, Literature, Imagination - Love of Language

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Self-revelation is always a huge risk. Debbie - Original Message - From: "ShieldsFamily" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Poetry, Literature, Imagination - Love of Language As for me, I'm with

Re: [TruthTalk] What is man?

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
The friend who speaks thus is not describing his own view, but Judy's and David's.If anythingis laugh-out-loudable (in an affectionate way, of course!), itis that this was not recognized! Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-20 Thread Debbie Sawczak
OK, David. Thanks. I think we agree that the means of lightingis not the source, that the ultimate source is God, and that we need revelation. That's far enough. The thinking continues! Debbie Yes, I understand that he once was not there as he now was, but in what way did you finally

Re: [TruthTalk] conscience

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Judy, since you have addressed me: I sincerely and readily admit my ignorance as well asmy helplessness without the Holy Spirit (and the communion of saints). Also, I don't know of anybody whom Lance regards with scorn. Debbie - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
with it an implication that we may be called upon either to fix the situation or to make full amends for it. But we cannot and are not--God has taken it upon himself to do both. Debbie - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
by the HS. As for having the HS: He has always existed and interacted with human beings. He can act on the understanding without indwelling the person as those in Christ are indwelt. Debbie - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
on the understanding without indwelling the person asthose in Christ are indwelt.Debbie- Original Message - From: "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:41 PMSubject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
The HS's action I am referring to is pre-believer, and I clarify the content in the sentences that come after. But if it helps, just leave off that second who clause, as I believe the word convict may have been a bad choice and is distracting. I have not denied the existence of the

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Did you read my subsequent post on this one? I think I answered as much as I can there. Debbie - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-19 Thread Debbie Sawczak
as an argument for why I am right. Rather, I am merely presenting how it is that I came to my conclusion -------- thus far. JD -Original Message-From: Debbie Sawczak debbie@kest.comTo: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSent: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-18 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Izzy, you misunderstand entirely. In that sentence Iwasn't referring to the problem with the human race. I meant the problem, if any, that Davidhad with my statement about the difference between unfallen humanity and restored humanity. Debbie - Original Message - From:

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-18 Thread Debbie Sawczak
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie Sawczak Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:56 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us Jonathan said: grasping for autonomy I think this is the nub. We could add that instead of seeking

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-18 Thread Debbie Sawczak
what do you rely, if not the conscience. What part of you knows the difference between right and wrong? iz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie Sawczak Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:40 AM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-18 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I see; thanks for spelling that out. I have some uncertainty, especially given our different understandings of flesh, and the fact that I've never encountered (3) before in an articulation of the fall. I think our views would overlap. I'll continue thinking about this. Meanwhile you can put me

Re: [TruthTalk] With it Restoration preaching

2005-08-18 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I thought it was a pretty clear and faithful summary (apart from the tongues, which I personally hadn't noticed you making an issue of). Debbie - Original Message - From: David Miller To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:15 PM

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Perhaps it is time I stuck my neck out and said something. I think Judy is closer to the truth on this one than either David or JD, at least in terms of the severity of the human condition. We are all born with the "disease" and therefore manifestits symptoms, and it infects all aspects

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
nal Message-From: Debbie Sawczak debbie@kest.comTo: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSent: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:31:16 -0400Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us Perhaps it is time I stuck my neck out and said something. I think Judy is closer to the truth

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Our conscience can by no means be relied upon toreveal good and evil. If it could, we would all have identical consciences, but conscience varies from person to person and from society to society in space and time. It is a social construct. By it we know only that we do or do not measure up

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Jonathan said: grasping for autonomy I think this is the nub. We could add that instead of seeking autonomy we might also willingly give ourselves over to some other god or power rather than the Father. Trying to identify and box in sinful acts misses the point about sin. I think it also

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I don't want to make this all-important, David, but I do want to respond and make sure Ihaven't misunderstood you. You say that we are not born oriented towards God, andthatwhen you were a child your spirit had no inclination towards God until you were prodded by the Holy Spirit. Do you

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I'm not surewhere the problem lies. Yes, what Christ accomplished deals with all the negatives, butgoes beyond that, and I thought you said as much yourself in an earlier post (which I can't take the time to find right now; you used our future judging of angels as an example--remember?).

Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us

2005-08-17 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Ditto. Debbie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Adam - sin - and the rest of us Someone like TF Torrancewritingabout'The Mediation of Christ'

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-11 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Well, as a Canajan I particularly liked that you got the beavers and loonsin there! Debbie - Original Message - From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus Debbie

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-11 Thread Debbie Sawczak
David wrote: The heart is not the flesh, but rather it is the spirit, the center of man. Jesus was a pure man, the Son of God, in the form of sinful flesh, in mortal form, that he might conquer sin and the lust of the flesh, the pride of life, and all that has caused men to depart from the

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-10 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Judy, your claim is completely untrue. You have always insisted on the text of the Bible only, and what's more, the text of the KJV only, as an authoritative source, but now whenyou are scramblingin an argument, you resort to the same kinds of sources the rest of ususe. It is ludicrous to

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-10 Thread Debbie Sawczak
The first paragraph belowrings like chaptersin the book of Job. (That's a good thing! --and probably your intent.) Debbie - Original Message - From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk]

Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of Jesus

2005-08-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I argue that his uniqueness stems from his spirit, his identity as the Son of God. The word "likeness" in Romans 8:3 is used, not to convey that Jesus had an imitation body or a counterfeit human flesh, but rather to point to the similarity or likeness of his body to sinful flesh. It

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit: Message to DM

2005-08-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
David, if that's what you meant by shrinking back to your cave, I echo Izzy. But if you meant just taking a breather from that specific thread--no problem. Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, August 06,

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I have to admit that I have spent way too much time responding to this. It won't hurt my feelings if we stop here. Or, perhaps we could just discuss the primary, most important points one at a time. I have many unread messages and it does not look like I will get caught up on reading

Re: [TruthTalk] TruthTalk: Re true religion

2005-08-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
If you will forgive me for sounding the same note every time: these are not and cannot be two separate things. It is only by an encounter with Christ, in which he "takes us in hand" and reveals to us who he is byhis Spirit,that we can even recognize and know him as Saviour. Just this

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Please, David, stop patronizing me in this ridiculous fashion. Your condescension only serves as a temptation to contempt. The problem has nothing to do with the amount of detail I can hold in my mind; if anything, it is the reverse.But the realissue for me has never been mere quantity of

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
My inclination is to be skeptical of the innocence of your intentions. (When you say things like"everybody has a threshold for the amount of details they can abstractly hold in their mind" and "some people can think in 3 or 4 dimensions while others are taxing their brains to think in 2

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-04 Thread Debbie Sawczak
A caveat, David: in order to really test a viewpoint I have to get inside it. That sounds the same as a full endorsement. If I sound cocky at times while doing this, it's not because I am not aware that I am "reaching". But unlessI "reach" for something I never can really grasp it, and will

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-03 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Well, he did some (Emmaus road comes to mind, among other passages), but if he didn't, it certainly wasn't becausemost people understood him easily without it. However, sometimes no amount of explanation is worthwhile, because what is blockingour understanding is unwillingness. Debbie

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Death

2005-08-02 Thread Debbie Sawczak
By "not big", do you mean their names were not much mentioned, and they weren't much quoted? That has little to do with it. The biggest influences are quite often not known by name and not consciously recognized. Debbie - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To:

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Death

2005-08-02 Thread Debbie Sawczak
by an unconscious or subconscious mind or something like that to whichAugustine, Calvin and the enlightenment have heavy input? What proof do you have for this? jt On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:11:55 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By "not big", do you m

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-01 Thread Debbie Sawczak
David: here is a response--and maybe a bulkier one than you would've liked, sorry!--to your three questions to me about spirit. For anyone not into the topic: feel free to ignore. 1) Yes, I agree without hesitation that there is such a thing as spirit. There are beings who are not material.

Re: [TruthTalk] Spirit

2005-08-01 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Yes, unfamiliar things require more explanation. Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Spirit Nice thoughtful reply, Debbie. I look forward to

Re: [TruthTalk] Theology from a Heretic

2005-08-01 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Well, it depends which way you're facing, eh. Debbie - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Theology from a Heretic Matt 25:31When the Son of man

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14

2005-07-30 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Like good song lyrics or a poem. You can't be lazy. Debbie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14 Are we all mad because

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Death

2005-07-30 Thread Debbie Sawczak
I can't say I've thought about it with any thoroughness before (which is why I didn't want to commit myself to an endorsement of that content of your post). I will do some thinking about it now, though, and may return to it as per your request. My answer to your first question will obviously

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14

2005-07-30 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Debbie wrote: Like good song lyrics or a poem. You can't be lazy.DM wrote: What about a bad song or poem, where you take the time to try and understand, but then you are upset with the meaning you uncovered. Abad song or poem is onewhose meaning upsets you?? But in any case, as I

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Death

2005-07-30 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Yes; after all, that IS a sure sign of the end of the world!! (Or at least Judy's world.) Debbie - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14

2005-07-30 Thread Debbie Sawczak
However, speaking of T-shirts not saying what you expect them to say: last summer I saw someone in a parking lot whose T-shirt read, in large black caps, PERPETUAL CONJECTURE. I thought that was a pretty intriguing thing to put on a T-shirt and I also liked the sound of the words (as in,

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual death

2005-07-29 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Izzy responds: So you really don'tobject, on the grounds of being a nonbiblical term, if we use the term "spiritual death" Bill? I think you are a bit confused, Izzy.It is not the term (since it haslong ago been shown here that objection to a "nonbiblical term" is inherently absurd) but

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual death

2005-07-29 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Izzy responds: If you were born "from below" the first time, and "bornfrom above" the second time, wasn't the second time born "again"? Yes.However,"from above" adds specific content that is not contained in "again", and it is that content which may be the focus of the passage. Debbie

Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Death

2005-07-29 Thread Debbie Sawczak
David, I appreciate the substance and tone of this post you wrote to Judy (apart from whether or not I happen to have the same opinion about spiritual inheritance). I wanted to say something similar but you didso better than I would have. The reality that we are powerfully influenced by

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Your analogy is very good for pointing out the weakness of the human flesh, but there are some things to consider before we accept whether or not it is applicable to our ability to walk in love. First, the issue of playing the sonata deals not with just playing one note, but with the

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Judy, I will point out that this is typical of your tendency to misread or distort. I did not saythat Christ cannot live without us, and I don't think you truly believe that I did. In another post today, you wrote: Any doctrine that does not lead ppl professing Christ into godliness and

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Debbie wrote: Yes, there are Catholics who think this way. And there are Catholics who practice birth control, abortion, curse like a sailor, fornicate, commit adultery, murder for the right cause, etc. etc. Finding Catholics who think this way really does not say anything. All it says

Re: [TruthTalk] off for a while

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Folks, we are going on a camping vacation for two weeks and the next couple of days will be spent preparing, as well as trying to pull off a birthday party for our second son. So I am unsubscribing for now, but want to go on record as saying that I have enjoyed this third stint on TT, and I

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Before I leave though: Bill and David, would you kindly postpone the discussion suggested below? I don't want to miss it! Debbie Bill wrote: Iwould like to have a discussion sometime (although it'll have to wait awhile)about epistemological humility as it relates to the study of

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-09 Thread Debbie Sawczak
@mail.innglory.org Cc: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 12:54:04 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Judy, I will point out that this is typical of

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Also, if you believe that we can sometimes love, why would you not believe that we can always love? OK, just taking this sometimes -- always thing on its own: I see what you mean about people saying"theoretically". Because of course, at any given moment we could love. Sure. It is

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
are there Catholicswho think this way--transubstantiation'snot an absolute? On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:39:30 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ..whether or not you believe in transubstantiation as some conceive of it,the point this kind of languagetri

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
in many other churches. Debbie - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST I don't know. But if I ever convert to Catholicism, I will so

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
(?) - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible Also, if you believe that we can sometimes love, why would you not believe that we can always love? OK, just

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:18:40 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't know. But if I ever convert to Catholicism, I will so think. Debbie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.i

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
IN CHRIST you're saying that (e.g) transubstantiation effects faith--what controls faith? On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 20:05:35 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I see how it can be regarded as an aid to reason, although (as with some other Catholic

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
"Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, I don't think I said it effects faith. I mean that it doesn't make faith unnecessary. Debbie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-08 Thread Debbie Sawczak
19:00:44 -0500 Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Debbie Sawczak wrote: .We are the weak link in the chain.To the extent we are able to live outour reconciliation to God at all, it is because of Christ in us. But it is not Christ without us who

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Also, Izzy, there are traditions beyond whether you use a guitar or an organ or whether the announcements come before or after the offering or how many times you have communion. There are also traditions like always supporting a particular political party or ideology, using or avoiding a

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Debbie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible And what is the response of many a believer to the

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Well, for one thing, he is present in individual Catholic believers. Debbie - Original Message - From: Kevin Deegan To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST Can you

Re: [TruthTalk] perfection

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
[Note thread title change, a bit late.] Ditto. For David: I am in process of preparing a response to yours on the topic (which introduced anew thought or two for me, so I am taking my time), butI may not need to if youand Christine are saying the same thing. Debbie - Original

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
- From: Kevin Deegan To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST How does this spirit manifest itself? How can I know that it is the Spirit of God?Debbie Sawczak [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
they actually grasp and celebrate and practise better than other Christians. And most evangelicals (including those evangelicals who have been Catholics themselves), misunderstandmany Catholic teachings and traditions. Care to offer specific examples?Debbie Sawczak [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
But for now, David, just the following clarification: Debbie wrote: The practical upshot of this is not that we should have no confidence at all as interpreters,David responded: This would be a BAD thing, not a good thing. I'm wondering if you missed the "not" [in red] above. I agree

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
That was the very first thing I thought of, too! Debbie - Original Message - From: Lance Muir [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST Ahh shades of Monty Python. (dead bird

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-07 Thread Debbie Sawczak
On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 11:34:13 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, Izzy, there are traditions beyond whether you use a guitar or an organ or whether the announcements come before or after the offering or how many times you have communion. Ther

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
12:24 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ DAVEH: ??? Cannot one who is eternal have a beginning?Debbie Sawczak wrote: And by "not eternal", we mean "having

Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: For Kevin - Re Us and Aid

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
 Izzy, it is not irrelevant, and none of us hates America. I think giving by individuals and private groups of individuals is an important consideration in all of this. The institutionalization of giving is not a good thing insofar as it obliterates giving by individuals or removes the

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Mostly differences that make for messier slogging when I am wading through Judy's. More lily pads, duckweed, that sort of thing. No difference as to the fundamental nature of the beast, though. Debbie - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
MAN you guys get distracted by your own baggage attached to words! Certain words to you are just like red flags to a bull, regardless of what they mean in the context. (It reminds me of my 10-year-old son, who cannot abide the number 55.)OK, instead of saying "part of the Christian

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
think. jt On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:15:16 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mostly differences that make for messier slogging when I am wading throughJudy's. More lily pads, duckweed, that sort of thing. No difference as tothe fundamental nature of the beast,

Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: For Kevin - Re Us and Aid

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
is it so low in wealthy countries like Canada?Debbie Sawczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Izzy, it is not irrelevant, and none of us hates America. I think giving by individuals and private groups of individuals is an important consideration in all of this. The institutionalization of giving is not a good

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
ong with a few alien doctrines? It's a whole lot more than semantics Debbie - it's the reality behind the words. Remember? jt On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:24:41 -0400 "Debbie Sawczak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: MAN you guys get distracted by your own baggage attached to words!

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Yes, I certainly do. In fact, you may have noticed the parenthesis I included towards the end of the post occasioning this little dialogue: "let alone whether it has been preceded by any more careful attention to Scripture or to the voice of the Spirit". I don't think the "dynamics"

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
BTW, Thank you David and Izzy for your kind remarks re writing. And David, in the unlikely event I go to Florida, I would be delighted to do lunch. Debbie -- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man. (Colossians

Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Blue. - Original Message - From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible David Miller wrote: When a person says that they will always sin, this is the same thing as saying

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:Dualism - splitting apart that which ought not be split

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Ihave to come back to this, Judy. Your denial of the relevance of the belowis itself a symptom of (another) dualism. Reality is only one ballpark.The lensthrough which we see tends to affect our vision of everything, the way we think about everything. We can be alerted to the lens through

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Exactly. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST Since forever. Jd-Original Message-From: Kevin

Re: [TruthTalk] All believers are ONE IN CHRIST

2005-07-06 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Wait. I am taking that back until I can articulate properly what it means. I really should put my hand over my mouth now. Good night. Debbie - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:23 AM

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
And by "not eternal", we mean "having a beginning". We agree our life in Christ has no end. Debbie - Original Message - From: "ShieldsFamily" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal

Re: [TruthTalk] Christian Perfection

2005-07-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
response from your's, Debbie. - Original Message - From: Debbie Sawczak To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: July 05, 2005 09:11 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christian Perfection Itwas certainly a compliment--but perhaps a nudge, too

Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ

2005-07-05 Thread Debbie Sawczak
Judy, almost every timewe read one of your messages we are "wading through theological stuff"--your theological stuff, which at times is a veritable swamp. Not that we aren't all somewhat swampesque some of the time, so we don't mind that. But you must stop thinking you are doing any less

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