proving my point
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From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:09:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living)
Hoping that your children will grab a Bible off the shelf -- give the command "bring me a book." Compare that to "bring me a Bible." When I use the word, I mean to imply the book we call the Bible. Well that is easy, just ask for THE Book! There are many Books but just one is THE Book. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So you don?t believe that husbands are to wash their wives with the > reading of God?s Word, just as Christ does the Church? There is > nothing in scripture that even hints at such a thing. In fact, I > have never even heard of such a commanded practice !!! > > And you don?t believe that the Holy Spirit indwells the words of God, > whether written or spoken? I have no idea what that might mean? I > do believe God works His will when the word is spoken or read. > > Do you believe that the Bible contains these ?divine utterances? that > you reference? Yes. But "divine utterances" occur in other > settings, as well -- the preaching of the gospel, fellowship in > song, prayer (the making utterances on our behalf), confession, with > the utterance "be healed" as the result and so on. > > As we have discussed before, ?Bible? is just a word for The Book, so > what does your last sentence have to do with anything? "Bible" is not > just another word for "book." Hoping that your children will grab a > Bible off the shelf -- give the command "bring me a book." > Compare that to "bring me a Bible." When I use the word, I mean > to imply the book we call the Bible. > > > JD > > -----Original Message----- > From: ShieldsFamily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:48:09 -0500 > Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting > the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > So you don?t believe that husbands are to wash their wives with the > reading of God?s Word, just as Christ does the Church? And you don?t > believe that the Holy Spirit indwells the words of God, whether > written or spoken? Do you believe that the Bible contains these > ?divine utterances? that you reference? As we have discussed before, > ?Bible? is just a word for The Book, so what does your last sentence > have to do with anything? izzy > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting > the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > After reading two of the most recent posts, I must add this thought: > there is no amount of conjecture that will allow the Bible and the > Spirit to be the same thing or a substitute of the other (esp the > Bible for the Spirit). If we are not careful here, we will be > substituting the Spirit with the Bible, putting the Bible in the > place of the Spirit and that is the very definition of idolatry. > > the point that Gary made concerning "the washing of the word" is > right on. A reading of the text will verify his conclusion -- it > is, in deed, Christ cleansing the church with (divine) utterances. > > > I find no reference to the Bible as we know it today within the pages > of scripture. I can anticipate the rebuttal -- but I will wait > upon you all. > > Jd > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 05:53:59 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting > the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > Personally, I have grown accustomed to contemporary gospel music, so > much so, that "churches of choice" for my wife and myself are those > which spend 20 to 30 minutes in "contemporary" worship and praise > ............................ it is evident to me, that such is > possible, in part, because of men like Larry Norman. Thanks G for > this referenced article. Not every biographical sketch is, at the > same time, a tribute to the subject. But, such IS the case in this > case. Thanks again > > JD > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:23:11 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting > the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Norman > > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:18:16 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > http://users.ev1.net/%7Ebotheja/alive_and_kicking.htm > > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:30:26 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > '..if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.' > > -- > > "..mercy me, mercy me > i am free > i can see > now i'm who i want to be > > mercy me, mercy me, mercy me.. > > ..why does it take so long > to learn to stand and be strong? > > mercy me, mercy me, mercy me.." > > http://www.larrynorman.com/prayer.html > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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