Re: [TruthTalk] Christian Perfection

[Wm. Taylor]

"What are you doing in psychology Bill? - don't you think the same principle applies with our old unrenewed mind?"   Judy, I had considered saying, This is Peter's warning -- a dog returns to it's vomit, but thought that insensitive, since some of these women may be Christians. In my opinion Skinner simply confirmed what Peter and Scripture had been saying for two millennia. We can be conditioned to participate in some inexplicably tragic behaviors.   Bill  ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:55 AM Subject: [TruthTalk] Christian Perfection From: "Wm. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [snip]  Once freed from that sort of oppression, woman often migrate into similar- type relationships -- not because they like to be battered, but because in the perversion of their mind, it is "safe."  This is Psychology 101 -- Skninner's behaviorism.   jt: What are you doing in psychology Bill? - don't you think the same principle applies with our old unrenewed mind?  Rather than leave all to follow Jesus renewing our mind in His Word, we fall back on the wisdom of this old world because it is what is familiar to us...   Yet through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we can be transformed and take captive these tendencies to Christ's obedience. Through Christ Christians really can be liberated from such psychological oppressions.   jt: Amen, the wisdom from above is pure, peaceable and full of good fruit.   I am working my way through J. Wesley and will be back with questions for you there.   Thanks. Good stuff,     Bill   By the way, how is your struggle with perfection/holiness/sanctification going }:>)   ---------- "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.