Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:52
PM
Subject: [TruthTalk] God in our
unconscious
jt says > Let
me try and get this straight. Bill are you asking if it is OK to
add to or subtract from God's Word? I know you would not call it that
but I've
heard so much about wordsmithing in recent days - what's wrong with
calling
things what God has called them in His
Words?
Judy, What's wrong with waiting until I have
actually said what I wanted to say?
I very explicitly and nicely asked you to
please hold off judgment on this until I
had actually written something. Why
were you unwilling to do this?
jt: I did not see that it all
flowed together Bill and that this was the same as the
other. In fact, I have a
difficult time trying to figure out what you are saying
most of the time. Do you
consider asking a question the same as making
a
judgment? jt
Glad we can agree on something Bill - would you say that
language is part of our problem? bt: Yes I
would. I want to respond to the language part, but in a separate post, one
which takes into view some of the things others have been
saying. I wonder if we have been doing this all along and this
is why there is such confusion. bt:
Perhaps, to some extent, I have been (in speaking only for myself). But
I would like to ask you to hold off judgment on this one until I get a
chance to share in greater detail later on. I'll be exploring the
question, Is there room in the professing church for a convergence of sorts
between God's spoken words and words spoken about God, still his but
expressed in fresh language. Please be patient,
Bill
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Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:03
PM
Subject: [TruthTalk] God in our
unconscious
jt: Let me try and get this straight. Bill are
you asking if it is OK to add to or
subtract from God's Word? I know you would not
call it that but I've heard
so much about wordsmithing in recent days -
what's wrong with calling
things what God has called them in His
Words?
Is there room in the
professing church for a convergence of sorts between
God's spoken words
and words spoken about God, still his but expressed in fresh language.
John:
I would
say absolutely not. True understanding is the hopeless victim of a
church fragmented
by
thousands of years of bickering, killing, exclusions, and the like, all in
the name of
"truth."
What are
there -- 400 plus denominations? The fractured church is the
professing
church.
Thank
God for grace and the eternal flow of the blood of the
Lamb.
jt: So long as God is still God
and the Holy Spirit has a ministry true understanding is not
the victim of anything.
Our faith should not rest in Church history. Why do you say
that
God's grace and the blood of
the lamb are the answer to all the mess. Do you think that
God will validate all of
the things you mention above anyway?
judyt
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Well, now that that's settled I guess we can
get back to real fellowship.
Whose turn is it to bring the meat
loaf?