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Sent: August 21, 2004 13:44
Subject: [TruthTalk] WHAT IS SIN?
Forgot to mention that being on the "static side"
does not preclude change. The changes of expanding, and growing,
however, are in us rather than on God's side because His Truth does
not ever change. Jesus is and has been the same yesterday, today, and
forever and God says "I am the Lord, I change not"
Trying to spiritualize differences which most
often is the adversary sowing discord and strife is calling evil
good. Spiritual growth should never cause
division in Christ because someone who has a heart for truth is able
to recognize it even when they do not fully understand it ..
We all press on together to aprehend Christ.
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