David, you funny old dog you. That joke and a buck will get you a soda, said someone recently. However, disparaging orthodoxy is of more than modest concern, but relationships 'covereth all' so say we.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: December 28, 2004 14:41 Subject: [TruthTalk] Theological Anthropology > Jonathan wrote: > > That is called anthropological theology (man to God). > > It uses what we experience and then slaps it onto > > God making Him experience exactly what we experience. > > True Christianity works the other way around (theological > > anthropology – God to man). > > I think this last sentence is a very dangerous premise. While I might agree > that we should not cast God in our image based entirely upon our own > cultural experience, you carry this perspective too far IMO. Jesus taught > us that we must first learn the earthly things God has created here before > he can share with us heavenly things. > > John 3:12 > (12) If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye > believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? > > Luke 16:11 > (11) If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who > will commit to your trust the true riches? > > Jesus often used the experience of men to explain spiritual truth. He > compares sowing seed to preaching the gospel, and he likens the germination > of seeds upon different soil types to the different ways that people respond > to the gospel. He speaks of the kingdom of God like a man finding a > treasure in a field and selling all to go buy it. Paul taught that the > relationship of man to woman and woman to man gives us understanding of > Christ's relationship to the Father and of man's relationship to Christ. > > Jonathan wrote: > > It astounds me that the fundamentalists on this forum > > (Terry, Izzy, Judy and David) are all disagreeing with > > what has been considered one of the more important > > articles of faith by orthodoxy. ... It is a sad day when > > even the fundamentalists have no idea what they believe > > and why. > > I do not consider myself a fundamentalist and would appreciate it if you did > not apply that label to me. Furthermore, I never disagreed with the > doctrine of Eternal Sonship. I have been looking into it and raising some > questions. Unfortunately, you guys have not had very good answers. I will > keep looking into it on my own even though Bill discerns that the discussion > should end. > > As for "articles of faith" and "orthodoxy," well, I don't believe in that. > Such are always divisive. I believe in relationship and community above all > these things. :-) > > 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.
