David Miller wrote: >> When a person says that they will always sin, >> this is the same thing as saying that they will >> always fail to love their brother.
Debbie wrote: > Hang on. Surely you don't hear anybody saying we > will always sin, or always fail to love. Yes I do hear that. Do you believe, Debbie, that we can walk holy and without sin? Do you believe that we can love others all the time? Debbie wrote: > The claim is that we will not do all the > loving that we ought. Hmmm. This statement can be taken different ways. In one way, I would agree with you, but in another way, I would not. What are you trying to say? Debbie wrote: > (This is a similar mistake to the one you made with > Lance's statement about interpretation, suggesting he > was making the claim that all interpretation was error.) I think you misunderstood me. I understand Lance's position to be that all of us have error in how we practice interpreting the Bible. Did I get that wrong? I was talking with Christine today and made the comment that often it seems to me that the difference between Lance and me is like the guy who sees a glass half full of water but describes it as half empty. The direct analogy I used was how if Christine and I both tried to draw a picture of an object, Lance would look at each picture and say that each picture had it wrong in this way or that way. I look at both pictures and point out how they both are interpreting the same object, but differently for different reasons. >From my perspective, neither picture is wrong or faulty. They just differ because of the varying talents, abilities, and perspectives of the painters. So I would say that both pictures have it right while Lance might say that both pictures have elements of error in them. Isn't it really a matter of perspective? For me, error would be when somone draws the picture of something else entirely, or puts such a half hearted effort into it that the picture in no way resembles what it is meant to resemble. I would be very interested in hearing from both you and Lance if what I just said makes any sense or brings either of us any closer to understanding one another. 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.
