If, when speaking of Jesus, I thoroughly misrepresent and offer up a charicature of Jesus, does this matter? IMO, WHO JESUS IS, is so central to 'our gospel' that removing HIM from the center in our thinking/preaching is to offer up a gospel that is other than 'Christ centered'.
cd:I can agree that it must be Christ centered with the belief that there are layers of understanding in the Bible and to get a complete grasp -in my opinion -takes time -allow for the fact that the Holy Spirit gives to one as needed-mostly while the prior gift is being used to its limit demanding more to do the work.
IMO, this is why the current discussion is UTTERLY AND INTRINSICALLY AND ONTOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT! It would appear that David Miller has pronounced otherwise on this. He apparently sees Christology as a periphoral consideration to his homosexual agenda.
cd: How do you view John the Baptist leaving the water and finding Herod to tell him concerning Herodias" It is not lawful for thee to have her" as she was married to Philip,Herod's brother.He could have remained preaching at the Jordan river- people were coming to him there-the fruit was showing John was doing the right thing but yet he left to rebuke Herod and die-why?
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Sent: January 21, 2006 06:26
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus , neither God nor Man
Dean, that is a different position all-together from Judy's. My question for you is, did you realize what you were affirming when answering my question?
Bill
cd: No Bill -I did not completely understand Judy-I view Christ as Wholly God Wholly Human and Judy does not. Not do I agree totally with yours and David stance that Christ was of common man. His nature was no lower than a Christ -like nature:-) That may mean that I am in my own field alone? But at least I have a field to be alone in:-)
