RE: [TruthTalk] The Right Way To Get To The Truth

[ShieldsFamily]

Excuse me! Slade! (Lance never writes that much!!!)   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Right Way To Get To The Truth   Good points, Lance. Iz   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Right Way To Get To The Truth   I agree that most people give mental assent to matters of faith and belief over the physical manifestations of these beliefs.   For instance, Let's assume Cliff believes God will heal and that doctors are soothsayers and witch doctors and their use is akin to witchcraft. Three years later (after touting this belief everywhere he goes), Cliff contracts a deadly cancer that requires the removal of a lump at the base of his head. He is told that the cancer is easily removed and his life will be back to normal in a matter of weeks, but if he allows it to fester, he will first become a quadriplegic when the cancer expends and pinches of the spinal column, and a few months later, he will die a terrible death because he will find it more and more difficult to eat, drink, swallow, and even breathe. Basically, if he doesn't suffocate first, he will starve to death.   What does the man do? Does he submit to the relatively simple surgery (after disavowing his ethical standing), or does he trust God to heal and remove the growth?   I think perhaps what you're referring to, Izzy, is what happens to someone's faith when "the rubber hits the road."   The question of our strength of Faith is not answered until we're in a situation when faith has the opportunity to be the ground under our feet. Remember Avraham and the Akeidah (Binding of Isaac)? God knew the strength of Avraham's faith, but Avraham didn't... not until he was atop Mt. Moriyah with his son on the altar and a blade in his hand.   Thank you, Izzy. I hope this [slade's perspective] answered your query.   -- slade -----Original Message----- From: ShieldsFamily Sent: Saturday, 18 December, 2004 13.08 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Right Way To Get To The Truth   By the way, Slade, I never said this is a doctrine, or earth shattering for that matter.  But it does expose a lot about our theology in general.  Is it okay to think what we give mental assent to matters more than how we live?  This seems like a very dangerous deception to me, and important enough for discussion. Izzy