Demonstrate that you and Torrance are 'as one' on this point, David. My
goodness but you esteem yourself highly ("I don't expect you to be able to
understand this point', 'you are not hearing me on this last post') IFF
you,
David, were who you think yourself to be then,
Bill, Caroline, Debbie,
Jonathan et al would've never left. I
really do think you've got better
things to do with your time, David. You
certainly are not, in some important
areas, leaving a
good impression on TT.
> 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
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> 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.
>
>
> -----
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> From: "David Miller" <
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Sent: March 19, 2006 07:53
> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Is the day in
Genesis literal or figurative?
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>
>> 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
>>
>>
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