Charles Perry Locke wrote:
> >From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >How was I to know THE INTERPRETERS ONE-VOLUME COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE was > >not acceptable to you? > > You could have asked instead of assuming. DAVEH: I did ask, Perry. That is what the "?" reflects at the end of the sentence. Please do not think I am trying to put words in your mouth. For the sake of expedience, I made the assumption and asked for your agreement at the same time to save time in these exchanges. If I have to ask and then wait for a reply before continuing with my thoughts in the next post, these exchanges would drag on forever! I hope you find this way of assuming to be acceptable, as I try to give you a chance to reject the assumption. > I am not familiar with the book > or author, so would have to see a copy before I accepted it. > > If I used Ed Decker's Handbook of Mormonism, which I have on my bookshelf, > to get my definitions of Mormon theology, would you accept that? DAVEH: Sure.....as long as you stipulate your source, then I can tell you whether or not I'm in agreement with what he is saying in the context of how he is saying it. By asking at the time you quote him, then I can either agree or disagree. Just let me know when you make the assumption so I can refute it if necessary. > (If you > have not heard of Ed Decker, he wrote "The God Makers" and "The God Makers > II". As a side note, I do not give Ed Decker much credence...I did not like > some of the unsubstantiated accusations he made in The God Makers II. While > I think that "The God Makers" contains some verifiable information, while > reading his second book I came to feel he had a vendetta rather than a > mission. As a result, I no longer feel I can rely on his work as reliable.) DAVEH: Have you seen the work (THE TRUTH ABOUT "THE GODMAKERS" by Scharffs) that was written to refute his claims? He spends some 400 pages responding to Decker's claims. > Strongs Concordance usually has a dictionary in the same volume... DAVEH: Yes, mine does......but it is a Greek dictionary! And......it's Greek to me!!! :-) > if you > have the volume in the trade size, check it again for a dictionary. If you > are going to spend some money on a dictionary I recommend Zhodiates New > Testament and Word Study Dictionary (together in one volume). It goes much > further than strongs in distinguishing between different usages of the same > word. But check it first...he may have a volume out that contains the NASB, > and I know this would be unacceptable to you as a biblical reference, but > the index numebrs are the same as the Strongs KJV index numbers, so the > dictionary part is the same. He may also have just the dictionary in a > volume by itself. DAVEH: Thanx for the advice, Perry. I'll look for one. > Perry -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain Five email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
