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?