I address this more fully in a post to John. You can consider it if you like.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Original Sin > Bill Taylor wrote: > > Why do you think Jesus did not say, > > "And for their sakes I give them the > > example of myself, that they also may > > be sanctified by truth"? > > That would be a long way of saying it. Much better to say, "... I sanctify > myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth" (John 17:19). > > Bill Taylor wrote: > > It was in and through the sanctification of his > > own humanity via these things that he defeated > > sin, death, and the devil, -- in other words, he > > is much more than an example to us -- > > ... Do you understand the distinction I am drawing > > and what I mean when I make it? Tell me what > > you think of it. > > Jesus is certainly more than an example to us, but this passage seems to > speak about the power his example provides for us. We are creatures who > tend to get it better when someone shows us how rather than when someone > lectures us from heaven above or from their ivory tower. :-) If you think I > am overlooking something, please feel free to explain more fully. > > 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.
