God's Word appeals to
us a certain way as truth; e.g.,
"..I distinguish: the Word of
God in a first, original address, in which God himself, God alone, is the One
who speaks; in a second address in which there will be added to the Word a
very definite caregory of human beings, the prophets and apostles; and, in a
third address, in which the number of these His human bearers or proclaimers
will be theoretically unlimited. But 'the Word of God abides forever.' It is
no other; it becomes no other, in that it is now the first, now the second,
now the third; and always, when it is one of the three, it is in some sense
also the other two. The Word of God on which dogmatics reflects is..one in
three, three in one : Revelation, Scripture, preaching; Word
of God the Revelation, Word of God the Scripture, Word of God preaching,
not to be confused and not to be separated. One Word of [*G]od, one authority, one
truth.."
in part, the author (not Dr.
Seuss:) is saying that God's 'revelation' is not a disjunct
prophetic category apart from 'Scripture' per se; it is part of
a tri-unity in which the Word exists, or, of trinity which some
say the author, above, alludes to the filioque (an
early creedal doctrine discussed in other
TT threads)..
who is the
author?
from the Evangelical
fringe, Karl Barth, (IMO) unnecessarily 'expulsed' from the Bible
Students Union rank and file
ftr, no one here has been
'expulsed' like him; 'repulsed', maybe often, however, that comes with
the territory of Truth Talk, an environment where 'truth' itself is questioned
by design..
also, regardless
of anybodies' 'revulsion' at him, i suspect Barth would've enjoyd us,
TT..anyway, when you find the core value/s of 'truth' for
us, post it(!) (..and suffer:)
"Well, George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian
and the Jew
'You can't open your mind, boys
To every conceivable point
of view.'
They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway
Five
Judge says to the High Sheriff,
'I want him dead or alive
Either
one, I don't care.'
High Water everywhere
..The Cuckoo is a pretty
bird, she warbles as she flies
I'm preachin' the Word of God
I'm puttin'
out your eyes
I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat, she said, 'Take it
off the shelf -
As great as you are a man,
You'll never be greater than
yourself.'
I told her I didn't really care
High water
everywhere.."
Bob Dylan, Copyright © 2001
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