Dan, put another way, the difference between us and Biblicists is that they believe the Bible to *be* the word of God in an existential, substantive, "an und für sich" (in and of itself) sense, whereas we believe it is a *record* of the word of God, to be preached from, and interpreted by prophets. The prophet could teach from a grocery list if he were so inclined. (the latter is a nod to the famous SF short story, "A Canticle for Leibowitz")
Dan R Allen wrote: > Dan: > And I know that the Bible _does_ have errors in it, not just might. But it > is _still_ the Word of God; how can this be? Simple: the errors are in the > _specifics_, not the true principles. > > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don’t want a world of engineers.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
