I should like to pursue this further with both parties contributing, please.(John, David)
May we break it down? 1. Does the Holy Spirit assist you when reading Scripture? Do either of you not pray before, during and, after reading Holy Scripture? 2. Do either of you not anticipate some truth, absolute in nature (God's Truth), to be forthcoming through the Spirit-facilitated reading of His Holy Word? 3. Do either of you believe that your engagement with Scripture is a purely natural engagement thus, concluding the participation of the Holy Spirit is superfluous? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: July 11, 2005 08:34 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14 > Lance wrote: > > I have no understanding of why the second paragraph > > is even included vis a vis John. Not one of us who has > > read him would ever believe that his theology denies the > > operation of the Holy Spirit to reveal truth to us (real > > truth which cannot be wrong). > > You apparently are not reading him very well, Lance. I think you see what > you want to see in his writings. > > His response to me concerning this second paragraph was: > > John wrote: > > John 16 does not apply to us today, David. > > We really do not need to take him too seriously, though, because according > to this author, neither he nor anyone else can be confident about whether > his statement is true or not. For anyone to be confident about whether the > Holy Ghost can reveal truth to us (real truth which cannot be wrong) would > be, according to John, the sin of pride. > > 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.
