Excuse me, Johnny Cakes, but how on earth
can truth be “relational”??? Izzy
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In a message dated 9/8/2004 4:57:31 PM Pacific Daylight
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If no one can come to the absolute truth due to their
bias, why does
the Bible claim that the Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth?
Can it be that our bias is capable of continually hindering the Holy
Spirit to that extent? It seems on one hand that this could be
so.
Our Lord stamped the dust off His feet and moved on rather than try
harder to reach the self righteous. Yet, when we think we have the
answer, there are exceptions to note. One of the more obvious ones was
that Paul was a little biased, but still managed to (with a little help)
see the truth in spite of that bias.
One of you folks that read a lot 'splain that .
Terry
Hey Terry, thanks for the mailing. I think your comments are very
much to the point. My tradition, the Disciples of Christ
(Restoration Movement) gives me the thinking that is receptive the idea of the
home church --- and for many of the reasons you
give.
I think the answer to your question, a great question by the way, has a lot to
do with what is meant by "truth." Truth can be
conceptual in nature (doctrine) or it can be relational. I think
that "truth" as used in the NT scriptures usually refers to the
relational, if not always.
We both have concordances -- get yourself a tall soda or a glass of red
beer (I do it for my health) and start reading. That is what
I am going to do. Please note that I am suggesting turning to that which
I may or may not fully understand. To say that I cannot know
for certain is not to say I cannot have a personal sense of
confidence. If I do not know for sure, I must not make my personal
beliefs a test for fellowship, but, if I have confidence in my
sense of honesty and my ability to read, I will use that information and build
upon it -- always knowing that I may read something, some
day, that will force me to change my mind about all that I have decided in the
past. I Co 8:1-3 is very important to me.
Another way of saying it is this: intellectually, I know that I
could be wrong; emotionally, I am positive of my beliefs.
Probably doesn't help ( I could be wrong but I am positive that I
am not :-)
John Boy
