RE: [TruthTalk] Word of God

[Debbie Sawczak]

one more [short] word, invoking G's Concatenative Licence: we may be confounding "community" with "a community", in the sense of a particular organized group all of whose members congregate in one place. In my experience, it's good to move in more than one group of people, or to hang out with people who are not part of your main group. That way you bounce off some what you receive from others. Nobody is recommending just swallowing stuff uncritically, or automatically shelving something if rebuffed. Groups can be insular too (e.g., cults!). David and Terry, you have exemplified the principle by "rubbing in my face" (to use my own _expression_) the reality that particular "communities" can suck! Lest I be too romantic about that. Thanks.

Debbie

    

-----Original Message-----
From: David Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:42 PM
To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
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.


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