Hello again, Christine. Thanks for delineating your
position, your Dad's
position and, I'd suppose one held by many. Whatever
'works' for ya, guys.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: October 14, 2005 21:31
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On knowing the Father
through the Son by the Spirit
> Lance wrote:
>> Humanity and fallibility, even with the
indwelling
>> of the HS, guarantee the
>> mishandling of the Scriptures on occasion.
>
> Lance, this is a statement devoid of faith. Trust
the
> Most High God. If He says He will teach you, and
lead
> you into all truth, that is a powerful I.O.U.. I
think
> He's good for it. It's like Treasury stock. You
know
> it's a reliable investment. (I'm taking my first
> accounting class this semester, lol).
>
> That sentence is almost an irrational statement.
It's
> like me being scared to death I'm going to get
AIDS,
> even though I don't do anything to put me at risk.
>
> Equally, God told me He wants me to know His mind.
I
> know it's possible to be weak and not know Him or
> understand His word, but He's given me the means
to
> know and understand Him, just as I have the means
to
> avoid AIDS (by the godly wisdom of remaining
chaste
> and abstaining from drugs). When we lean not onto
our
> own understanding, but trust him with all our
heart,
> he will direct our path. To fret about the
obstacles
> in our path is an irrational fear, because, well,
He's
> God. That's a very lofty title, but He bears it
well.
>
> It's foolish and worthless for me to worry about
AIDS,
> when God's Holy Spirit and wisdom protects me from
> such things. Yes, it exists, just as our human
> weakness does, but He has provided the remedy: the
> Holy Spirit. Don't sell it so short, Lance.
>
>
> Blessings!
>
> --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> You could be no clearer than that, David.
>>
>> Please identify the one(s) who have NEVER
mishandled
>> the Scriptures on TT.
>> (dfn:to deal with something without the necessary
>> care or skill).
>>
>> Do remember, won't you, that this conversation
>> included misunderstanding and
>> misinterpretation.
>>
>> Humanity and fallibility, even with the
indwelling
>> of the HS, guarantee the
>> mishandling of the Scriptures on occasion.
>>
>> .
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: October 14, 2005 12:44
>> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On knowing the Father
>> through the Son by the Spirit
>>
>>
>> > Lance wrote:
>> >> So David, you believe my observation to be
>> >> FALSE!?? IFF you do not then say so.
>> >
>> > Yes, Lance, I believe your observation to be
>> false. I have been saying so
>> > many times. It sure has taken you a long time
to
>> see this.
>> >
>> > Lance wrote:
>> >> Put up or shut up! Opinion shminion. If I
speak
>> >> the truth on a matter and, you believe it to
be
>> so
>> >> then, speak up. This is beneath you. Petty,
>> >> petty, petty.
>> >
>> > Who's getting defensive now? Isn't it amazing
how
>> you see others as being
>> > defensive, just before you blow a gasket.
>> >
>> > You have made the assertion that everybody on
>> TruthTalk has at times
>> > mishandled the Scriptures. I can find no basis
>> for this assertion. I
>> > don't
>> > believe it. I disagree with it. Clear enough?
>> >
>> > DM.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: <[email protected]>
>> > Sent: October 14, 2005 10:05
>> > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On knowing the Father
>> through the Son by the
>> > Spirit
>> >
>> >
>> >> Lance wrote:
>> >>> Not one participant has proved themselves an
>> >>> exception to the occasional mishandling of
the
>> text
>> >>> soooooooooooooo then....why so defensive?
>> >>
>> >> I don't know anybody being defensive. We have
>> simply asked you to
>> >> explain
>> >> the standard by which you can judge this. You
>> have given us none, so, we
>> >> simply recognize that you have no standard but
>> yourself. Since your
>> >> standard is faulty, by your own admission, as
>> Kevin has so rightly
>> >> analyzed
>> >> the situation, your opinion should be ignored.
>> >>
>> >> The truth is that some here have never
mishandled
>> the sacred text.
>> >>
>> >> 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
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