Re: [TruthTalk] WHAT IS SIN?

[Lance Muir]

Jt:May I (laughingly) suggest that you start your own church? We then, will all fall (statically) in line behind you (You, of course being statically in line with all the truth of Scripture). Problem solved eh?   God luv ya Judy! You are one ultra-certain lady. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 21, 2004 13:02 Subject: [TruthTalk] WHAT IS SIN? John writes: Let me take at shot at this one.   If I am right, then Lance's comment is not veiled in any kind of mystery. A "dynamic understanding  of the Nature of God and His Gospel"  tells me that Lance's view is one that is in flux, changing, expanding, growing.  The use of the wording  "dynamic understanding" would demand a difference of position and opinion among believers and if this dynamic is of God,  a differenc of opinion and teaching will exist within the assembly of Saints.  We should expect differences.  They are of God and are not necessarily evil or even undesirable.  A static positioning is a closed system, fully understandable by all of (I assume) an honest heart.   Those with this understanding will argue that we can AND MUST be of the same mind and speak the same things on all points of import within the Gospel of Christ. How did I do?  Smitty   jt: Has Lance given you a grade yet John.  How did you do?  I know you are weighing a lot of things right now.  This dynamic understanding was neither taught nor promoted by the writers of the NT.  In fact they taught "static understanding" exclusively.  You can find it in all of the following: 1 Corinthians 1:10,  2 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 Peter 4:1, Romans 12:16-18, Philippians 2:2.   The reason we must be of the same mind and speak the same thing is that we should have the "mind of Christ" 1 Corinthians 2:16. which mind is the "same yesterday, today, and forever" which sounds pretty static to me.  This is the ONLY way that we will grow into Him in all things.  jt     From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jt:I'm drawing a distinction between a dynamic understanding of the Nature of God and God's Gospel and a static understanding (yours, I believe). Read the three points again with that in mind then, tell me your understanding. thanks   It might be better if you explain your definition of dynamic vs static. Are you saying that your gospel has signs following, that is, the signs Jesus spoke of (the works He did and greater); my understanding of a dynamic gospel is one where the power of God is evident. Static is a form of godliness that denies the power.  I doubt we are 'as they say' on the same page.  jt