My reply is on Fireside. Thank you. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Kreps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Saul/Paul
> On Tuesday 18 December 2001 05:43, Michael Rempel wrote: > ... > > > > To even concieve of scripture as some how a seperate thing, not > > part of the people, not part of life itself, is a culturally > > evolved, Greek rooted notion. I would go further, and say it is a > > Enlightenment notion that has no historical validity in any culture > > of the ancient era. I would further say that there is a risk of > > embracing a modified gnostic dualism in that notion. I think it > > prudent to care not to set scripture up on a pedestal and make it > > less than real. > > Some of the Jews became more devoted to the Word of God than to God > Himself. Considering themselves co-authors, they began tacking on > their own views, building a tradition of rules which no one could > keep. Jesus warned about them in John 5:385-39 > "But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John; for the > works which the Father has granted me to accomplish, these very works > which I am doing, bear me witness that the Father has sent me. And > the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His voice you > have never heard, his form you have never seen; and you do not have > his word abiding in you, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. > You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have > eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me; yet you refuse > to come to me that you may have life." > > Some Christians do the same with the "New Testement". In truth the > New Covanent is Jesus Christ Himself. > JLK >
