David:Would you agree that one finds some things IN the text and other things THROUGH the text? How would you define each?
From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 22, 2004 10:29 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Unilateral Covenant? > Slade wrote: > > If that's your definition of active participation, > > then it is. If that's your definition of passive > > participation, then it is. > > I never asked you to answer whether I would call it active or passive. I > asked for you to characterize it as such. Therefore, according to your own > definition and understanding of the terms, would YOU characterize Abraham as > an active or passive participant in the covenant? > > Based upon what you have written, I assume that you would consider Abraham > to have been an active participant. Is that correct? > > Slade wrote: > > God was the One who passed through the > > parts while Avraham was divinely paralyzed. > > Paralyzed? Do you get that from the text somewhere? > > A deep sleep came upon Abraham so that his flesh became inactive. The text > tells us, however, that Abraham's spirit became very active while his body > was sleeping. So if one looks at the Torah carnally, one might view Abraham > as inactive, but if one looks at it spiritually, one might perceive that > Abraham became more active at this point. > > Surely I am not the only person on this list who has experienced this kind > of interaction with God, am I? When God causes a sleep to come upon us and > gives us a revelation, which of us would call this being paralyzed? It is > one of the most spiritually alive experiences a person can have, in my > opinion. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "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.
