I think we have established the sad fact that communities sin too. That is, they fail to do the job of community. All the more need to work at nourishing healthy community. OK, I think I've blathered enough, I'm done on this one!
Debbie -----Original Message----- From: David Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Word of God Debbie wrote: > ... This to me is where being with others comes in. > You do not have access to the full range of reality > all by yourself. ... But I think we deceive ourselves > if we pretend it can ever just be "me and the Spirit" > dealing with the Revelation-Scripture. ... It depends upon whether you are talking about the full range of reality or just one piece of reality. We cannot understand the full range of reality without the community of believers. However, we can understand a piece of reality without them. There is the washout effect too. Somebody thinks they have an understanding of a piece of reality, and they really do, but when they bring it before others, they are batted down. They then might bury that which was given to them and so what was meant to be revelation to the rest of the community is lost. In this situation, community hindered truth rather than helped it. 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.
