Please see http://.fixedearth.com/ A young man came into the store one week ago espousing this position. He further spoke to the THEORY of evolution and, the THEORIES of general and special relativity. Guess which word he believed operative in all of the above?
When one is a young believer in anything, she can become unsettled when faced with a question not yet considered in her 'way of seeing reality'. When one has become 'mature' in her 'way of seeing reality' she is far less likely to become unsettled by any objecttion raised.She is also much more capable of extending any conversation over any significant differance (ala J. Derrida) 'forever'. The implications of a 'conversion' after a certain point are so far reaching that......well...those who have experienced such a shift in their 'way of seeing' and have paid a price for so doing know exactly what I mean. IMO some on TT are doing the former, some the latter.Though good conversations are to be had with either, one leads only to an impasse. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 27, 2004 23:11 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Unilateral covenant > Terry wrote: > > 2. God is God. He can make exceptions to His rules any time He wants to, > > I have trouble seeing it this way. It seems to me that God is not > capricious. Capriciousness is the way of the false Roman and Greek gods, > not the Hebrew God. > > One glaring example is Jesus dying on the cross. Why would he send his own > Son to die? If he could make exceptions to his rules anytime he wanted, he > could have just made an exception. > > Terry wrote: > > ... and none of us are qualified to question that. > > True enough, but we are qualified to understand it, and that is what I seek > to do. I seek to understand his mercy and his justice and judgment. > > Terry wrote: > > None of us can question how right God was, and none of us can demand an > > explanation for what we might perceive to be a bending of the rules in > > this case. > > The Scriptures were written for our learning. We can come to understand > God's nature by looking at those things that anger him and those things that > please him. For example, we understand that Abraham pleased God because of > his faith. We also understand that God is a God of covenants. Relationship > is important to him. You might perceive a bending of the rules here and > consider that you have no right to question it, but I perceive a God who > does not bend rules and who did not bend rules in this case. One thing I am > certain about, and that is that God is not a God who judges partially > towards one person or another. What a man sows is what he reaps. If we > come to an understanding that God has bent the rules for someone, that is a > warning flag to me that there are some false assumptions being held. > > 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.
