I still believe that you and John are not far apart in your understanding of this matter. Did you read his response to this?
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: July 11, 2005 10:59 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14 > Lance wrote: > > 1. Does the Holy Spirit assist you when reading > > Scripture? > > Sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't. > > Lance wrote: > > Do either of you not pray before, during and, > > after reading Holy Scripture? > > Usually I do not pray in the sense of formal praying. Generally speaking, I > cannot talk and listen at the same time. In prayer, I am usually talking to > God, whereas in the study of the Scriptures, I am hearing (listening) more > than speaking. Now if I lack understanding, then I may spend a season in > prayer, but I generally set aside temporarily my reading of Scripture when I > do this. Sometimes it might be somewhat interactive. > > Lance wrote: > > 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? > > I anticipate truth that is absolute in nature, but what I hear from John is > that anybody who has assurance regarding truth is operating in pride. This > sounds like a dangerous doctrine to me. What do you think? > > Lance wrote: > > 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? > > Sometimes my engagement is for the most part natural, for example, when I am > researching history, or Greek word meanings, or reading commentaries of > theologians, etc. This is all natural engagement. The participation of the > Holy Spirit in such is indeed superfluous, except when he might interject > himself for some particular reason. > > 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.
