Are you the moderator? If not you should be. You mediate well. Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: April 02, 2004 12:14 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Education - Is it evil?
> Judy wrote: > > Why is it that you, and Bill like to counsel > > and evaluate so much David? Why not deal > > with the issues rather than the person? > > The problem is that communication is a two way street. If we don't deal > with problems in how we communicate with one another, then the > alternative is to ignore one another. An even more drastic response > would be to ask the other person to stop talking to them. I don't think > that is what you want, Judy, is it? > > Let me give you a recent example. > > Lance wrote: > >> If the Bereans did other than speak "Scripturese" > >> to each other then they also were engaging in > >> theology Judy. > > Judy wrote: > > How do you define what you call "scripturese" > > Lance? How do you discern between good and evil? > > What is your plumbline or standard of measure? > > Lance was making a very simple point. If the Bereans were doing more > than just reading Scripture, then they were engaging in theology. That > would mean that the Bereans engaged in something more like what Bill > Taylor engages in. In other words, drawing upon the example of the > Bereans supports Bill Taylor's approach to truth rather than rebuts it, > which is what you were trying to do. > > The problem I have with this exchange is that you do not seem to be > hearing what he said. Lance makes a point, but instead of acknowledging > that point, you jump to a tangential point. "How do you discern between > good and evil?" "What is your plumbline or standard of measure"? Such > a direction shuts down communication. Lance is forced either to drop > the subject, or go along the lines of your point where you have > agreement, or come back to his original point only to be frustrated with > you probably responding to some other truth that is peripheral to the > point he is trying to make. In such forms of communication, Lance will > never be able to tell whether the truth that he was trying to share with > you was ever heard. He will probably conclude that you cannot hear or > understand him. You might make yourself feel better about it by > concluding that he reads too many books, or that he is in the business > of selling books, or he has brainwashed by professors at some point in > his past, or that he simply lacks the Holy Spirit that you have. > Whatever reason you might come up with, the truth is that the two of you > have simply failed to communicate because one side refuses to hear the > other side. I suspect the truth is that upon this particular matter, it > would be very easy for the two of you to come to agreement. > > So when I deal with the issue of the reasons for the breakdown in > communication, I am dealing with something that could help facilitate > better communication on many issues. My hope is that our exchanges can > be as profitable as they possibly can be. > > 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.
