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1 | ANTI or PRO? Which is it? | 1 Tim 6:20 | charis | 7412 | ||
Dear Lionstrong, I have been reading this thread and it's many convolutions (and even participated in some of it :-). I think I know what you are getting at. Tell me if I'm wrong in my perception of your drift. 1) Only the Bible contains real truth. 2) This truth is in accord with the spiritual nature of God. It is not 'knowable' by the natural man. 3) Man's perception of truth is warped by his fallen nature. The history of human science is bound by this curse. 4) We are to try to discern truth through the Spirit of God, doing all we can to disassociate ourselves from the nature of man. 5) I can't think of point 5 :-) In my humble opinion, this is taking sola scriptura to absurd excess. I think that yours is a valid philosophical point, but it borders on the mystical. (mystical - having a spiritual menaing or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence. Webster) Friend, I do not condemn this viewpoint, but I wonder what the purpose is. (?) If we try too hard to deny our involvement (or relevancy) in the natural world, we can find ourselves denying it's Creator. Nature is not the enemy, the devil is the enemy. In all honesty, it sometimes sounds as if you confer enemy status on the natural world. If I am way off base in my assumptions, I truly beg your pardon. Blessings to you. In Jesus' name, charis |
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2 | ANTI or PRO? Which is it? | 1 Tim 6:20 | jim | 7414 | ||
The natural man cannot understand the things of God and most of all they are foolish to him. I shall try to always have the mind of Christ. We must have some fun but not folly | ||||||
3 | ANTI or PRO? Which is it? | 1 Tim 6:20 | charis | 7416 | ||
Dear jim, I'm sorry, but I think I missed the logic of your statement. The things of God are foolish to natural man, but we are not to have any folly? Friend, I believe man is a tripartite being. Flesh, soul, and spirit. "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 NASB. I believe that the soul is erratic in it's loyalties, sometimes closely linked to our spirit, which is indwelt by the Spirit of God. Sometimes, though, our soul is very much influenced by the flesh, thus set against the Spirit. This is where we get 'soulish behavior' that is definitely not spiritual. It is the realm of the emotions. We need the Word of God to discern between the two, because man is not inherently capable to do so. The reason I get into all this is because I think that sometimes we tend to think that we are either 'in the flesh' or 'in the Spirit.' I do not agree. Sometimes we are clearly in an emotional (soulish) realm, but we want to believe ourselves spiritual. This also causes us to judge our neighbor by this bipartite measure. This is exactly why humans are often 'judgmental.' The offender is 'of the flesh,' and the arrogant judge believes himself 'of the Spirit.' Correctly discerning soulish behavior by the Word of God will clarify a multitude of problems in the fellowship of the saints. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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