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1 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | stjones | 103828 | ||
Greetings, Aixen7z4; To be honest, much of what we have said to one another has consisted of quibbling over words. I had thought that we might agree that while we might use different words differently, at the end of the day we are expressing similar ideas. Maybe; maybe not. I seem not to have make myself clear. The answer to the question "What did Jesus teach about divorce?" can be found by looking it up in the Bible. In contrast, the answer to the question "What is God saying to us?" will not be found by simply looking it up. It will be found only by reading and studying the whole Bible with that question in mind. The question itself is not disingenuous; it is the only question that matters when we approach the Bible. Further, it is a qustion that is likely to have a different answer every time we pursue it, since we can never exhaust the riches of God's word. Be assured that I have seen (and participated in) much Bible study that began with that question. The fact that many scholars, theologians, and even pastors of the last century have started with different questions ("handling the sword by the blade", as you so succintly put it) hardly means that everyone does. Richard Foster, C. S. Lewis, R. C. Sproul, Philip Yancey, and Jack Hayford come to mind as examples of professionals who certainly seem to have started with the right question. It is true that computer science students tend to be very concrete, not given to abstract thinking. Eventually, many of them came to understand that a computer program is a mental artifact; everything else is just notation. I even managed to teach a unit on ethics once or twice. It gave me the opportunity to point out the flaws in every human ethical system we studied. In the end, I was able to tell them where my ethical system came from. I remain hopeful that we have more in common than not. Most importantly, we seem to have Jesus in common. Nonetheless, something tells me we are drifting away from the forum's charter.... Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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2 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104210 | ||
EdB, I respect you highly, and I love you dearly, but I think it is up to jmjeh, who is asking the questions, to say if the answers are satisfactory. Tim always gives good answers, and I did read what he wrote. My post was made regardless. jmjeh does not want to “start any people argueing” and I certainly share his hope. I have no argument with what Tim wrote, but I wrote mine nevertheless. I hope that the questioner will read them both. EdB, I think I understand how you and Searcher feel, but we are trying to help a person here. I think I understand how the people who ask the questions feel. I’d love to hear from them. |
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3 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104212 | ||
Excuse me, Aixen, but I think this comment is out of place. Love and respect are good things, but there is a time and place for everything. | ||||||