Judy wrote: > If I am > looking for light, I don't go scavenging around in > the darkness
Hear hear! --- Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The arts are not a "sore point" for me Lance; they > are just alien to > Truth, that's all. Isn't the word hypocrite > rooted in the idea of the mask worn by actors in the > Greek tragedies? So > what is new under the sun? If I am > looking for light, I don't go scavenging around in > the darkness but > others can do as they choose. jt > > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 08:31:06 -0400 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > I do understand that the 'arts' is a sore point for > you, Judy. > > From: Judy Taylor > > Lance, have you never pondered on the fact that > Israel had no "arts" > spatial or otherwise; and no entertainments or > amusements. You would > think God would have instructed the Levites to > perform little skits and > things to help them to understand what He was > telling them wouldn't you? > How could He expect them to stand out there every > 7yrs and just hear His > Law read to them?? > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 06:36:37 -0400 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > No need for sorrow, Judy. Neither do I wish for you > to trust MY judgment > on anything. Be comfortable trusting your own > judgment, under God. > > From: Judy Taylor > Entertainment - or a-muse-ment; > Sorry Lance - I don't trust your judgment regarding > what God is > comfortable with. jt > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 06:00:46 -0400 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > God, IMO, is comfortable with you being a cultural > luddite so relax on > the 'entertainment' front. > From: Judy Taylor > Why of course Lance, these are the ppl who are > epistemologically the same > as you, so why not? > On another note. Yesterday there was an interview > with the late Ann > Bancroft in our local paper and when asked to > explain her ability to play > such diverse roles, she told the Virginian-Pilot in > 2001 "To be an > actress, you have to be a liar" - so there you are. > Why waste God's > time watching and quoting 'good liars?' > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 04:26:09 -0400 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > Within the 'Three-Personed God'. It is 'mediated' to > us by The Spirit' > through The Scriptures. Humankind (women/men) must > speak of that which we > come to believe (Truth).We are not the final > arbiters. What indeed is 'A > Proper Confidence'? On TT, I saw it (epistemological > humility) best > exemplified in Bill, Caroline and Debbie. > From: Kevin Deegan > > We do not decide upon a Truth. You do, we don't. > The Holy Spirit leads us into ALL Truth. > Your doctrines are repugnant > You are the personification of them and therefore > have not come to a > settling of what is and what aint! > The Bible decides upon a Truth, we align ourselves > to it. You align to > your own ideas. > You have no final authority, other than yourself. > Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the > LORD pondereth the > hearts. > We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto > ye do well that ye > take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark > place, until the day > dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When we decide upon a "truth," finalize that in our > mind and even > institutionalize the concept, we close the door to > further examination. > With that door closed, we are shut off from > amending our point of view. > We stop growing and declare to all who will listen, > "I have arrived by > the grace of God, of course." On the occasion that > we institutionalize > the matter, we close the door for re-examination to > all others -- a > kind of excathedra statement. The evangelical > church has done this with > her doctrine of "inspiration." It has so > formalized the teaching as to > make it even dangerous to openingly disuss other > possiblities to "verbal > and plenary." A disciple, new to the faith of the > Evangelicals, must > quickly learn what can be questioned and what cannot > if he/she is to > remain within the fellowship. Perhaps this is > true in the high church > as well -- I do not know. > > JD > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 11:33:21 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Apocrypha > > > JD Paul is surely NOT against knowing but knowing > that is final > > So you say. > Then I can never really know if what you are saying > even now is true. > > Why are you always looking to talk people out of > knowing the truth? > Do you want them to end up like you, questioning > everything? > Or so you can then become the one (the authority) to > point them in to the > way right behind you? > Prov 22 That I might make thee know the certainty of > the words of truth; > that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them > that send unto thee > > Maybe that is why you struggle with addictions. > JN 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth > shall make you free. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It has occurred to me that if we speak and write > with the view in mind > that we at the beginning of another day of learning, > our hearts and > minds will be more open to what God has instore. > Perhaps our doctrinal > statements should not be "as if written n stone.' > But reflective of the > growth that will begin again with the start of a new > day. > > We would do less fighting and more growing. > > That is what I Cor 8:1-3 is saying, ---- is it > not? Paul is surely > NOT against knowing but knowing that is final, a > closed systems of > knowledge. > > Jd > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html ---------- "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.
