David, I believe you missread the central thrust of the quotation. It has to do with human constructs. It has to do with the distinction between relativity & relativism. One ought not to equate one's statement of the truth with the TRUTH. One could only wish that all scripture was self-interpreting. Were this the reality then, these "posts" wouldn't be quite so diverse.Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: March 25, 2004 13:48 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Re:SYSTEMS
> Lance wrote: > > "God grant that your mental horizon may grow wider > > every day. Systems are only dear to those who cannot > > take the whole truth into their hands and who want > > to catch it by the tail. A system is like the tail > > of truth but truth is like a lizard. It will leave > > its tail in your hands and then escape you. It knows > > that within a very short time it will grow another." > > Ivan Turgenev > > In other words, we cannot know the truth? How does this wash with Jesus > saying, "If ye continue in my word... ye shall know the truth and the > truth shall make you free"? Isn't "continuing in my word" a system? > > Lance wrote: > > "What we realize is that behind this lies the whole > > temptation of the mind to control. But the nature of > > theology is that be receptive rather than controlling, > > open rather than grasping; a matter of delight rather > > than a matter of mastery. Grasping, controlling, and > > mastery are faster and seem surer. They are the shortcut > > to truth, but they produce a reduced vision of the truth. > > So always be suspicious of theological success." > > James Houston > > In other words, "except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter > into the kingdom of heaven"? :-) > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > > ---------- > "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. ---------- "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.
