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TT is most definitely NOT a primary source. Why do
you spend so much time reading it? Believe me Jt, TFT is far superior to
TT.
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Sent: August 28, 2005 07:58
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Dangerous Minds
and Salvation
I have the primary source already Lance; I question
why you and your friends would want to
spend so much time on a secondary source. Can't
we all gather around the primary one? jt
Well, do let me know if you'd like to go beyond
'a little research' to the primary source.
I'd be interested in how - since you apparently
don't believe the Word of God Himself can not facilitate such a
relationship
TFT is able to do this. I have done a
little research on TFT and at this point his teaching sounds to me like an
extended
version of the "positional truth" taught at the
early Keswick Conventions in the UK.
How might reading TFT benefit you? At the
lowest level, it'd provide text on which to base your asides. At the
highest level, it might deepen your relationship with The Father,
through The Son, by The Spirit.
It ain't 'Saint' David Judy, it's just David
Miller. He might be the first to acknowledge a lack of understanding
in some areas. It's his theology that's in question, not his
character.
Actually it is Saint David Lance, since he
is a member of the body of Christ who are a nation of kings and
priests.
By the by, the coffee smells great. Beverley and I
are about to pick up my sister, drive to Windsor to have breakfast
with one of my brothers and my Mom.I'll keep an eye open for
'slippery slopes' along the way.
And you can smell it from Windsor - or are
you speaking of the coffee at your house? Hope you enjoy your
breakfast along with the family time.
Would you like a copy of TFT's 'Mediation of
Christ'? I'll send one to you gratis.
Very kind of you to offer Lance, if I could
promise to commit the time necessary to read it I may take you up on
that. First tell me how you think it might benefit me because
from my perspective right now I see ppl spending a lot more
time and effort on understanding TFT and other theologians like him
than on understanding the Word of God.
Uh huh!
Right Lance! You and your protegees are sounding more
and more confused and unworthy to even question the motives
of someone like David Miller because
you seriously lack understanding. There is no way
that anyone who has the mind of Christ would want to watch
the movie below; however to watch it and speak of the leading
character as a "type of Christ" is completely over the
top. AntiChrist would be much more accurate. A lot of
good TFT, Dylan and their poetry is going to do them on the last
day. Let's wake up and smell the coffee!!! You
are all walking on the edge of a slippery slope
jt
So am I 'surprised'. I've known dozens who've
read and, apprehended it. I've known of a couple, David among
them, who didn't. I do believe he's in some kind of theological
'bondage'. No, I am not kidding. Yes, Iz and Judy, I do know how
presumptuous this sounds. IMO, it is the apprehension of the
double move of God in Christ, undercutting David's 'works
righteousness' framework, emphasizing the ALL OF CHRIST that
eludes him.
A partial review of the movie JD watched
by James Berardinelli as follows:Ex-Marine Louanne
Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer) comes to a Palo Alto high school in
search of a job as a student teacher. What she gets instead is a
full-time position teaching English to a group of bright but
"socially challenged" students that she quickly dubs as the
"rejects from hell." When her first-day wardrobe choice and meek
attitude earn her the nickname of "White Bread", she tries a radical approach: wear a leather
jacket, curse as proficiently as the kids, and teach karate as a
lead-in to English Lit. It works, and the students start to come
around. Despite protestations from an uptight,
by-the-book principal (Courtney B. Vance), lives are changed as a result of Louanne's
unorthodox approach of using Bob Dylan lyrics to teach poetry
and rewarding completed assignments with trips to amusement
parks and dinners at fancy restaurants.
How much of Dangerous Minds ended up on the cutting
room floor? A good question, and the answer may explain why this
film is so erratic. Relationships that should have been better
developed are left in an embryonic stage. The most notable is
between Louanne and an especially difficult pupil, Emilio (Wade
Dominguez). There's obviously something missing in the way these
two learn to relate to each other. The result of this
incomplete, hit-and-miss approach diminishes the impact of the
film's central tragedy.
Dangerous Minds has a heart, but no soul. In the face of
hard-hitting pictures like Kids and Teen
Dreams, it's difficult not to see this movie
as trivializing serious issues. The seams in the script show a
little too clearly, and the heavy-handed attempts at audience
manipulation stand out. Michelle Pfeiffer gives a solid
performance, as do a number of the young actors playing
Louanne's students, but Dangerous Minds is in desperate
need of more than good acting. It demands substance rather than
the filler that the film makers thought would make an acceptable
substitute.
© 1995 James Berardinelli
G and all:
Watched "Dangerous Minds" this afternoon -- between
spurts of The Mediation of Christ (yes, I am a little
behind schedule, Debbie). I thought of G
while watching this movie
because Bobby D 's work played a major role in the life of the
main character of the film.
There are many ways of "accepting Christ" into one's
life. I believe this teacher demonstrated one of those
ways. She became the light for her
students....... an extra ordinary pronouncement if ever applied to any of
us ------- and, from to time, it has,
I am sure.
Its 6:30 here and 102 !! Its pool time for
the short fat guy.
And then, back to Torrance. I am surprised
that this book did not have more of an impact on DM.
JD
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