A well worded defense without a hint of bibliosity to it. My counter? Romans 14 and the "vegetarian" whose "faith" found itself to be true because of the depth of the conviction! It is in fact the doctrine of men that asserts intellect to the exclusion of emotion --------- such is empty and (usually) legalistic.
JD
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From: David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Spalding Enigma
David Miller wrote: >> True faith is rational not emotional. JD wrote: > Nonsense. I do not believe in emotionalism -- > but faith as in "conviction" is an emotion. Emotional conviction is a pseudo-faith. It is the counterfeit to true faith. Have you ever heard the _expression_, "faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a creek"? That is not a precise definition of faith, but it captures the rational aspects of faith. Have you ever seen someone get all emotional and claim, "I'm going to walk on water like Jesus!" I've known some to do so, and they step off the dock and sink like anybody else would who has no faith. Guess what? They did not believe. It was pseudo-faith. I understand that tourists to Israel jump off the boats on the Sea of Galilee all the time, thinking they are going to walk on water like Jesus. Well, you know what happens to them? They sink. It is a counterfeit faith. Whenever I have seen faith work miracles, healing the sick, delivering the insane, multiplying food or money, calming storms, etc., the faith is not emotional at all. It is very peaceful and rational, and it works wonders. 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.
