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2004 11:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Kruger
In a message dated 9/8/2004 7:23:26 AM Pacific Daylight
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Certainly. How much scripture must one use
in his/her communication to be regarded as "biblical" in
effect?
a brother
John
SOME would be nice! How can one build a whole theology
of Christ without His written Word? (Kruger’s theology is a case in point!) It
is all taken from his yearnings and imaginings and built on the thin air of
human rationalization rather than on the firm foundation of scripture.
If this book is preached cover to cover, it would be approximately a 90 to 100
minute lesson containing 38 scriptures!!!! That would be good, even
for a Bible thumpin pastor.
What book? What on
earth are you talking about, John???
John,
Luther was obviously much used of God as he got out of the RCC heresy.
But he took much of that heresy with him when he left, which still remains in
the Lutheran group. (He was also terribly anti-Semitic.) When I left the
RCC my first “stop” was the Lutheran church, as it was most like what I was
used to. But then I got a real taste for going on with the Lord and
learning from His word, and moved on. The more one feeds on the word, the
less one needs the human substitutions of outward ritual and traditions of men
and philosophies of men. When you get into a first-person relationship
you don’t want secondary things (which were possibly at one time helpful in
pointing you towards Him) getting in the way. Thus, diff’rent strokes for
diff’rent folks.
Because of that last sentence, I say amen to this
paragraph. Our institutions stimie our growth, for the most
part. But we should be careful not to confuse them with that which is
truly evil.
Meaning what? “them”
who? You are confusing me…..
I
don’t mind discussing, but I refuse to argue about such things because I trust
the Holy Spirit to lead those who are truly His into ever-fuller Truth. I am
not the Holy Spirit, and none of us can be “argued” out of whatever we cling to
for comfort at the moment. If you, or Lance, or Jonathan truly have a heart for
God I trust Him to lead you beyond Kruger and whatever other superficial,
feel-good theologies are out there to a deeper understanding and relationship
with the real Jesus Christ. It takes faith and courage. We are all
traveling on the road to Christ; hopefully in the right direction. Blessings,
Izzy
That's me -- feel good over anything exegetical or hermeunically
sound.
I guess I just feel
good over what is Biblically sound. Does that enter into your equation, too?
It doesn’t seem that important to Kruger as far as I can tell. But whatever
floats your boat. Izzy
