I've come to see that you, in a manner similar to Judy, do not see how you
are perceived. Also, one more time IMO, you do not see yourself well at all.
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: December 22, 2005 11:19
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides
John wrote:
... my level of confidence is as great or greater
than yours at any time and on any biblical issue.
Such a comment tells me that you still don't understand me concerning how
revelation and interpretation are not mutually exclusive events. I do not
have the same level of confidence on ANY Biblical issue, so it is
impossible
for you to assert that you have the same level of confidence or greater
concerning ANY Biblical issue. I am certainly not so arrogant as to
presume
that my level of confidence concerning any Biblical issue is as great or
greater than yours. In fact, I suspect that I am not as confident as you
on
probably most Biblical issues.
JD wrote:
... Your problem is this -- your theology
has no answer for my stated belief
My theology has a lot of answers for your stated belief, but you are not
hearing me nor believing me on even the introductory aspects of such
answers. As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you
can't make him drink.
JD wrote:
nor does it have room for the same degree of confidence
as you from one who disagrees with your conclusions.
On the contrary, many people who disagree with my interpretations can have
a
lot more confidence than me. What I object to is not a level of
confidence
in one's interpretation, but to one attributing their opinions to the Holy
Spirit when they have received no such revelation. Our opinions and
interpretations should be separated from those things revealed to us by
the
Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit never reveals something to us that is false,
so it is very wrong to say that our viewpoint might be wrong in one
breath,
then in the next breath claim that the Holy Spirit revealed it to us. You
should not be trying to convince everyone that the opinions of everyone
are
subject to error and then in the next breath claim that some opinions come
from the Holy Spirit. Such cannot be true without impugning the Holy
Spirit
and making him the revealer of opinions that are fallacious.
JD wrote:
You have no answers, David and it is just now starting
to settle home ................ so you are left with warnings
and rebukings. Thee is nowhere else to go.
You misunderstand my reasons for warning you about blasphemy. It is one
thing to drag me into the mud in your wrangling over words. It is quite
another thing to pull the Holy Spirit into this fray. Let us show respect
and honor for the Holy Spirit.
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
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