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Blaine: I don't see why anyone would care
that you do this--I see far worse things happening as a matter of
course. LOL
A lot of what you say is helpful in
clarifying issues that seem a little cloudy otherwise--
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:15
PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:Response to
David's Response on Systems
David asks > > Hey,
tell me straight if you would. Do I muddy the waters sometimes
by jumping in the way I do? Would it be better, in your opinion,
for me to say less perhaps? Or does digging in on a question
sometimes help? I must admit that sometimes I feel I have wasted my
time when I see the kind of response my posts bring.
:-)
David, don't shorten your posts. We
hardly hear from you the way it is -- more, More, MORE! We want
more!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:04
PM
Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Re:Response to David's
Response on Systems
> Lance wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Hmmm. Ok. I think
I see better what you are getting at.
>
> Lance wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Oh, ok, I hear you now loud
and clear.
>
> Hey, tell me straight if you would. Do I
muddy the waters sometimes by
> jumping in the way I do? Would
it be better, in your opinion, for me to
> say less perhaps? Or
does digging in on a question sometimes help? I
> must admit
that sometimes I feel I have wasted my time when I see the
> kind of
response my posts bring. :-)
>
> Lance wrote:
>
> Short answer to your direct q. No, we can't.
> > We can KNOW
the truth (Christ in you the hope
> > of glory) but all of our
articulations of that
> > (experienced) truth are approximations.
> > Do you agree?
>
> Yes, I absolutely agree.
Nevertheless, I do think there are differences
> of truth, and how
truth might be articulated. Some matters are better
>
articulated than others. Some matters, by their nature, can never
be
> expressed with words, but only superficially talked about, moving
around
> it, until the person through some kind of revelation or
insight sees
> what it is that you are trying to point him
toward. It is this
> difference between some truths that are
more easily talked about and
> other truths that are less able to be
talked about that sometimes
> creates the illusion that we can know
and teach truth across the board.
>
>
> Thanks for
helping me see the point better. I guess if we all
> recognized
this principle, none of us would be so dogmatic and assertive
> in
what we say in this forum. We would not be trying to grab the
tail
> of the lizard, but be pointing to the lizard. We would
try harder to
> hear one another and put less effort into trying to
mold others into our
> own personal worldview. I'm going to chew
on this for awhile. Thanks
> for sharing.
>
> Peace
be with you.
> David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida.
>
>
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