No, Lance. You are misapplying things you have read. Based on my reading of Torrance, I'm with him on this one. I believe God operates with logic, not against it, yet logic alone cannot lead us into all truth. I don't expect you to be able to understand at this point, but you should know that you are not hearing me in this last post. I make some subtle distinctions that would help you understand me better if you would take the time to hear them.
David Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Is the day in Genesis literal or figurative? We've been here before have we not? IFF you believe that the laws of logic to which you subscribe are those out of which God operates then, David. you deceived. What you are practicing is anthropological theology as against theological anthropology. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: March 19, 2006 07:53 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Is the day in Genesis literal or figurative? > Lance wrote: >> David:Or, the Holy Spirit is not a rationalist. > > If you define "rationalist" in the more esoteric sense of the idea that > reason is the source of truth, then I do not believe the Holy Spirit is a > rationalist. By this definition, I am not a rationalist either. However, > I > do believe that the Holy Spirit is rational. He also does not lie or > employ > deception to mislead others. The Holy Spirit uses rational thought to > speak > to us, and he expects us to include rationality as a basis of belief and > action. > > The position that Genesis 1 is the Holy Spirit not being rational is just > a > cop out, in my opinion. It is just as bad as the Creationist who uses the > cop out explanation for an observation, "God did it" to stop further > research and investigation. The truth is not afraid of logical thinking, > nor does it contradict logic at any time. > > 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. > ---------- "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. ---------- "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.
