I said > I like
looking for our Lord in all the "wrong" places. It doesn't surprise me to find
him working in strongholds normally given to the other side. Jesus made it
his career doing this.
jt said > How did
Jesus make his career looking for God in all the "wrong" places?
First of all, I did not say that
Jesus was "looking for God." He is God, always was, always will be. I said I
like looking for him (the Lord) in all the "wrong" places. By that I mean places
not commonly frequented by highly stuffy religious types, places like university
lecture halls and science forums. I am always amazed, when I go to those places,
to find that Jesus is already there, laying the groundwork for the sharing of
the Gospel. I think he thinks he would grow old waiting for most high brows to
meet him at "church."
Judy, I guess what I'm really saying
is that I have thoroughly bought into the truth that Jesus is Lord. He is Lord
of everything. It doesn't matter what or where, if it is in the world, he is
there. That's what disturbs me about your attitude. Why in the world
should Christians be content to concede any strongholds to the devil? There's
just no getting around it, as long as we are in this world philosophy and
science are going to be major players in shaping the way people think
(Christian people included). I say, why be afraid? Go there and be amazed
to discover that our Lord can hold his own in any climate. Start changing
the tide. Why shun Polanyi? Why not thank our Lord that he raised him up at
the time he did and equipped him to speak to the problems present
in Enlightenment mentality? I think if you will bear with me a while,
you'll begin to realize that your thoughts are not as genuinely biblical as you
imagine. They too have been influenced by philosophy. If I'm wrong, you lose
nothing but a little time. If I'm right, well, you'll know what you've
gained. jt said >
Was [Jesus] a student of any kind of philosophy that you know
of?
I do not think I would characterize
Jesus as a "student" of philosophy, just like I do not characterize myself in
that way. I do know this, however, that Jesus did not shy away from
opportunities to challenge the conventions of his day. Allow me one example.
Long before Christ walked the earth, Confucius instructed his followers with
these words: "Do not do to other people what you would not have them do to you."
I think it's just too great a coincidence to imagine that Jesus was unaware
of Confucius when he told his followers, "Do unto others what you would have
them do to you." My point is this: Jesus took the philosophy of his day, no
doubt a popular convention, and spun it just enough to radically alter its
intent. One could be completely passive in life, spending every day doing
nothing, and still satisfy Confucius' demand; -- not so with
Jesus. It takes action to please him: "Do unto others ..." Here's
the short of it: Jesus was not
intimidated by philosophy. Why should we be? Instead, he stood it on its head.
He did not say, Oh my gosh, Confucius said so and so, and so I'd better stay
away from there. No! He took him on and set him straight. With
Christ as our Lord, we can be doing the same thing today. Thanks to people like
Polanyi, some of us are.
I'll be back with more comments
later.
Thank you,
Bill
Taylor
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