RE: [TruthTalk] Divine Nature

[Jonathan Hughes]

Just a few thoughts on this one:   In the garden were two trees:   1) Tree of Life 2) Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil   The tree of knowledge of good and evil was forbidden.  This is the tree of judgment.  With the ability to discern good and evil we are able to judge (this ties in to my earlier post on the conscience).  If we work from this center (judgment) we work out our lives from the Fall.  If we choose the tree of Life (Love in Christ) and work out of that center we become radically different.  Unfortunately I most often choose to work out my life eating from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.  This is an excellent discussion done in Gregory Boyd’s new book “Repenting of Religion”.  I think that this conversation is vitally important and am greatly enjoying everyone’s contributions.   Jonathan   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Divine Nature   In a message dated 7/3/2004 2:36:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John:The two operative words: 'legalistic' &'exclusive'. This is 'religion'. Sad but true  -- and why is it that we think that  God can forgive moral  impurities but plants us squarely in the midst of the pond of hell for thinking wrong?   When our real Lord presented the summation of all of the law and prophets, He opened the door to free thought among other things.   And there is no such thing as freedom if we do not have the option of being wrong, thinking poorly.  What is frightening is when those who are legalistic and exclusive become evangelistic.   Crusades are made of such.  John