[TruthTalk] Courtesy of Cousin Ben

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right. -- ~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain Five email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. -- Let

Re: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
DAVEH: Thank you, Kevin. BTW..Is there any good you can think of Judas? Kevin Deegan wrote: Judas, He is a devil Here is his pedigree: He was NOT a believer! Jn 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not,

Re: [TruthTalk] The Trinity

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
DAVEH: Hi John...This is a thread I'd like to pursue, but am rather short on time right now. I'm leaving for a couple weeks, so it may be a month or two before I can get back to it. Do you want to hold onto your thoughts that long? If so.remind me as we approach summer. Thanx in

[TruthTalk] Re:Flawed recipes Bible Reading

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
Some very few may but probably most don't. I think you know that from experience. I believe you see the connection. The Bible is always read, even by yourself, through "glasses".Something that even the Spirit of God appears not to do is to override the influence of those "glasses" (our

[TruthTalk] Re:Mind/Brain Dichotomy?

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
See Malcolm Jeeves on this. Lance - Original Message - From: Wm. Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 15, 2004 01:27 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Soul searching. I said Oh David, I thing we are agreeing. When we speak of the mind we do not believe

Re: [TruthTalk] Courtesy of Cousin Ben

2004-03-15 Thread Wm. Taylor
That's really funny, and true. {:) - Original Message - From: Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:58 AM Subject: [TruthTalk] Courtesy of Cousin Ben My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right. -- ~~~ Dave

[TruthTalk] Flawed recipes Bible Reading

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some very few may but probably most don't. I think you know that from experience. I believe you see the connection. The Bible is always read, even by yourself, through "glasses". jt: Not always, God looks atour heart attitude when we come to His Word

[TruthTalk] Re:Mere Christianity Jesus is truly the answer to consensus

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
Ahhh but, which Jesus. This was, is and will be the central question until the eschaton at which point it will the name spoken in acknowledgement and praise. Lance - Original Message - From: Terry Clifton To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 15, 2004 07:47 Subject:

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:Flawed recipes Bible Reading

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
EPH 4:13 - Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of

[TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] You missed the whole point Kevin. Everyone here is standing on the word of God, and none of uc are in agreement. jt: I don't know that the above is true Terry. What does it mean to take a stand on God's Word? Everyone seems to know parts of it but

Re: [TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Everyone? Standing on the word? LOL PS 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You missed the whole point Kevin. Everyone here is

[TruthTalk] Re:Mere Christianity Jesus is truly the answer to consensus

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ahhh but, which Jesus. This was, is and will be the central question until the eschaton at which point it will the name spoken in acknowledgement and praise. Lance jt: I'm not familiar with the term 'eschaton' (is that scriptural?) but by the time many

[TruthTalk] Re:Snarlingwhile standing under God's Word

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
I too perceive a "snarl" in virtually every response. I also agree re: the rapidity of the responses. Also, what's the deal with failing to make a distinction with the so-called self-interpreting nature of God's Word? Obviously it's one's own understanding/interpretation AT THIS POINT IN

[TruthTalk] Snarlingwhile standing under God's Word

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I too perceive a "snarl" in virtually every response. I also agree re: the rapidity of the responses. jt: have you ever questioned where this perception comes from Lance? Do you take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ? In normal

Re: [TruthTalk] Yes to all of the foregoing.

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
- Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 15, 2004 08:57 Subject: [TruthTalk] "Snarling"while standing under God's Word From: "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I too perceive a "snarl" in virtually every response. I also

Re: [TruthTalk] Tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Wm. Taylor
I said Truth is important, I agree. But truth to the exclusion of unity changes nature somehow. DAVEH said I'm not quite sure what you mean by that, Bill. I think we tend to confuse the distinction between preserving the truth and pursuing it. If we're not clear about our motive,

[TruthTalk]Like Looney Toons-That's All Folks (Eschaton)

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "Lance Muir" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, OUCH! Judy strikes another BLOW for her TRUTH. May God grant that we might all join Judy on that high perch from which she looks down on unenlightened folks. Lance jt: Is the above a "meaty" and mature response Lance or the other kind which

Re: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
Kevin Deegan wrote: All I know is what scripture relates of him. DAVEH: I understand. I was thinking you might consider looking beyond how Scripture specifically denounces him and think of him as perhaps Jesus saw him at the time he chose him to be an apostle. IOW...do you ever see

RE: [TruthTalk] Soul searching.

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Bill wrote: I think the key to what I am getting at is in this idea of distinct but interrelated. Yes, Bill, I think we do agree on this. I do see a VERY close interrelationship, and, therefore, it is proper to speak of them holistically as well as from a reductionist standpoint. Bill wrote:

RE: [TruthTalk] Re:Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: what if the product or end result of their recipes stink? Athanasius for instance was Bishop of Alexandria and was made a Dr. of the RCC. Now that's some fine recommendation. Look at the awful darkness inhabiting that structure. I'm better of reading the Bible, at least I

Re: [TruthTalk] Tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Charles Perry Locke
DaveH, There is more unity among the Christians here on TT, and in the large, than perhaps you see. Sure, we may disagree on the fringe aspects, like what soul really is, or whether the blood contains life and death, but I believe that we are aligned on the central theme of the

RE: [TruthTalk] The Incarnation

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: So far as the 'sacrifices' were concerned they couldn't have any physical blemish they had to be perfect. The law is spiritual, but your reading here is staying in the natural. Just as the law forbid eating pigs and shellfish, so it gave physical requirements concerning

[TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Judy wrote: what if the product or end result of their recipes stink? Athanasius for instance was Bishop of Alexandria and was made a Dr. of the RCC. Now that's some fine recommendation. Look at the awful darkness inhabiting that structure. I'm

Re: [TruthTalk] Soul searching.

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
David Miller wrote: I tend to look at the soul as identifying something that emerges between spirit and body. It seems to me that the soul is produced once we have the spirit and body connected together, and that it is an emergent property produced as a result of the synergy between the two.

[TruthTalk] Re:To snide or not to snide that is ...

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
Apart from your "virtual" acquaintances out here in the ether do any of your real acquaintances ( friends, family etc) perceive youTHIS WAY? (you're much to perceiptive not catch my dift) LanceOriginal Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 15,

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
David Miller wrote: The RCC also made Jesus the Son of God and the Savior of all mankind. Judy wrote: They didn't make Him that, He has been that from all eternity. I was using the word made in the same vein that you were using it concerning their recognition of Athanasius's learning.

Re: [TruthTalk] Tough being a Christian (don't bother unless you can muster up the courage to kiss your 'Polanyi' goodbye)

2004-03-15 Thread ttxpress
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:19:09 -0800 Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I [prefer to] see Christians learn to treat others as I perceive Jesus would. this is interesting--partic this word '..would'; e.g. '..would' as/if heis LDS '...would' as/if he didn't relate perfectly to

[TruthTalk] Re:Dictionary definition of obtuse-this email

2004-03-15 Thread Lance Muir
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 15, 2004 11:44 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Tough being a Christian (don't bother unless you can muster up the courage to kiss your 'Polanyi' goodbye) On Sun, 14 Mar 2004

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
Why quibble? "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" Galatians 5:9 You do not mind a little leaven here there. I'l take mine without thanks.David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Miller wrote: The RCC also made Jesus the Son of God and the Savior of all mankind.Judy wrote: They didn't

Re: [TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Terry Clifton
Judy Taylor wrote: The true safeguard for all of us is loving God's Word (Psalm 119:165) which is really all that matters and all that will endure the fireanyway. judyt = That is not all that matters or all

[TruthTalk] Judy and Eden's sin

2004-03-15 Thread Chris Barr
\o/ !HALALUYah! \o/ Greetings in the Matchless NameofYahShua!! The sin of the garden is generally put forth as disobedience. Certainly it was that. However, there is so much more. Covetousness is what spurred the disobedience. Coveting the knowledge of ALL things. Coveting the

Fw: Re: [TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Judy Taylor wrote:The true safeguard for all of us is loving God's Word (Psalm 119:165) which is really all that matters and all that will endure the fireanyway. terry: That is not all that matters or all that will endure. jt: "all flesh is grass,

RE: [TruthTalk] The Incarnation

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
The law is spiritual, but your reading here is staying in the natural.Just as the law forbid eating pigs and shellfish, so it gave physicalrequirements concerning sacrifices. Think about it. What is the point?Do a few black hairs forming a spot on an otherwise white lamb reallymake it "unholy"

Re: Fw: Re: [TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Terry Clifton
jt: I'm not arguing the point above but I will say that it is not only difficult, it all but impossible to loveunless we love God first and how does one love Him while dismissing His Word? No one is dismissing God's word. I simply question that you are the only one who understands

[TruthTalk] The Incarnation

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "Wm. Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Judy: Adam and Eve were tempted by the lust of the eye; the lust of the flesh; and the boastful pride of life also - does this mean that they had a fallen nature residing in theirhuman flesh also? Great question, Judy. The answer is No. Yet that does

[TruthTalk] The Incarnation

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Judy wrote: So far as the 'sacrifices' were concerned they couldn't have any physical blemish they had to be perfect. The law is spiritual, but your reading here is staying in the natural.Just as the law forbid eating pigs and shellfish, so it gave

[TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
Terry why are you angry and what do you want from me? Terry writes: a) No one is dismissing God's word. I simply question that you are the only one who understands it. b) No, but you seem to assume that you are right all the time. c) I would assume that the opinion of those you love

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: I fail to see why we should accept error at all. We should never accept error. Kevin wrote: Mormons express truth once in a Blue Moon, why don't you join them? Because to become a Mormon I would have to embrace the error of Joseph Smith and the Mormon religious machinery.

[TruthTalk] The Incarnation

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
OK Vincent and DavidM, I accept the verdict (I didn't consciously use logic); if you say that's what it is - what can I say? Guilty?? Hope it doesn't make you want to throw out all of it ... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Therefore, you made an inference, which is using logic. David Miller's comment

Re: [TruthTalk] Black Madonna in Passion

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
I think you guys may have been right the passion is being used as a witnessing tool! http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/newsh/items/review-feature/item_8283.htmlThe Passion of the Christ: A Meditation based on the Stations of the Cross http://www.katolsk.no/nyheter/2004/03/03-0009.htm'The

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: Why keep replicating error upon error? That is the point. Why keep replicating error when we have so many witnesses that have gone before us? Judy wrote: Look at the idolatry and error in the RCC. I can't believe you are endorsing and even encouraging drinking from such a

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
It is very likely that your Bible would have different books in it if it were notfor Athanasius. Are you then saying the cannon was determined apart from God?David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy wrote: Why keep replicating error upon error? That is the point. Why keep replicating error

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
I think Dean was not concerned with the list. To you he is a MONKDavid Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin wrote: I fail to see why we should accept error at all.We should never accept error.Kevin wrote: Mormons express truth once in a Blue Moon, why don't you join them?Because to become a

RE: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
There were things that could have been stated, but for the cause of the Apostles not being able to bear them. They were not revealed. What do you suppose those things were. Are they yet to be revealed how do you determine what they were?David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin wrote: If god

Re: [TruthTalk] Re:Dictionary definition of obtuse-this email

2004-03-15 Thread ttxpress
By far, the most extensive discussion of religion in Polanyi's writing comes in his final book Meaning, written, as his health declined, with the help of the American philosopher Harry Prosch. In this book, Polanyi tries to extend his epistemological model to describe the nature of human

RE: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: Are they yet to be revealed how do you determine what they were? Why are you asking me if the Bible alone is sufficient for you. ... ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the

RE: [TruthTalk] Re: Why valuable?

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: Are you then saying the cannon was determined apart from God? No. God used some men, like Paul, to write it, and he used some men, like Athanasius, to determine what would be part of the canon for future generations. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida.

Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Taylor
From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin, you still don't seem to understand the difference between "Scripture" and "the word of God." The word of God is eternal. Scripture is not. Scripture is the written word, but the word of God is the living word. jt: The scriptures themselves

RE: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
So you get truth from the Holy Ghost? If you want to know truth on a subject, do you pray and ask? Does He speak to you? How exactly does this work?David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin wrote: Are they yet to be revealed how do you determine what they were?Why are you asking me if the

Re: [TruthTalk] tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Terry Clifton
Judy Taylor wrote: Terry why are you angry and what do you want from me? I am not angry Judy, just frustrated. I was hoping that I could reason without being accused of compromise. I was hoping to hear that you love your brothers and sisters in Christ and want to communicate with

Re: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
We now know contrary to DAVEM's opinion, that the scriptures did exist before Mount Sinai. Judy Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin, you still don't seem to understand the difference between "Scripture" and "the word of God." The word of God is

RE: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Judy wrote: The scriptures themselves are either a dead letter or a living epistle ... It seems like you are putting me into the position of saying that Scriptures do not minister life. That is not my intention. I'm trying to draw a distinction between God's Word which comes from a living

RE: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread David Miller
Kevin wrote: We now know ... that the scriptures did exist before Mount Sinai. No, we do not know that Kevin. You offered some passages suggesting that they indicate Scriptures speaking to Pharaoh and to Abraham. I don't see it that way. I don't know how to discuss it with you, because if

RE: RE: [TruthTalk] reliability of the HOLY BIBLE

2004-03-15 Thread Kevin Deegan
DavidM says Well, the Bible has several quotes from writings which we do not currently have in our Bible. This suggests that there are Scriptures beyond what is in our Bible. Titus 1:12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Re: [TruthTalk] Tough being a Christian

2004-03-15 Thread Dave
Wm. Taylor wrote: I said Truth is important, I agree. But truth to the exclusion of unity changes nature somehow. DAVEH said I'm not quite sure what you mean by that, Bill. I think we tend to confuse the distinction between preserving the truth DAVEH: