Perhaps rather than either/or it is both/and? Adoption:Active? Passive? Serious!!(See Ephesians)
Suggestion:Combine rationalism with imagination. The role of imagination in biblical and theological thinking is under rated. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 22, 2004 12:11 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Unilateral Covenant? > Bill Taylor wrote: > > I will go with what Lance and Slade have > > written. They handled it quite nicely. > > They did? Lance took several emails to finally say that he would > characterize Abraham as an active participant. Slade did not answer the > question directly, but seems to indicate that active might be his answer, > depending on how I might understand that word. Now John S. has considered > switching his answer from passive to active, but I'm not sure he has done > that. > > To tell you the truth, I am about to give up on this thread. If you guys > cannot deal straight forwardly with simple terms like active and passive, > you have told me what I need to know about your beliefs. It is like Bill > Clinton arguing that his answer all depends upon what the word "is" means. > Meaningful dialogue about this particular truth becomes meaningless when so > much time is spent dancing around a simple question. > > Are you sure you won't take a position of either "active" or "passive"? > > 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.
