When we decide upon a "truth," finalize that in
our mind and even institutionalize the concept, we close the
door to further examination. With that door
closed, we are shut off from amending our point of
view. We stop growing and declare to all who will
listen, "I have arrived by the grace of God, of
course." On the occasion that we
institutionalize the matter, we close the door for
re-examination to all others -- a kind of
excathedra statement. The evangelical church has
done this with her doctrine of
"inspiration." It has so formalized the teaching
as to make it even dangerous to openingly disuss other
possiblities to "verbal and plenary." A
disciple, new to the faith of the Evangelicals, must
quickly learn what can be questioned and what cannot if
he/she is to remain within the fellowship.
Perhaps this is true in the high church as
well -- I do not know.
JD
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From: Kevin Deegan
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk]
Apocrypha
JD Paul is surely NOT against knowing but
knowing that is final
So you say.
Then I can never really know if what you are saying
even now is true.
Why are you always looking to talk people out of
knowing the truth?
Do you want them to end up like you, questioning
everything?
Or so you can then become the one (the authority) to
point them in to the way right behind you?
Prov 22 That I might make
thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that
thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send
unto thee
Maybe that is why you struggle with addictions.
JN 8:32 And ye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free.
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wrote:
It has occurred to me that if we speak and write with
the view in mind that we at the beginning of another day
of learning, our hearts and minds will be more open
to what God has instore. Perhaps our doctrinal
statements should not be "as if written n
stone.' But reflective of the growth that will
begin again with the start of a new day.
We would do less fighting and more growing.
That is what I Cor 8:1-3 is saying,
---- is it not? Paul is surely NOT
against knowing but knowing that is final, a closed
systems of knowledge.
Jd
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