Subject: why should we pray and speak in tongues |
Bible Note: Dear PDAL - I nearly by-passed your post, but your usage of "by-pass" caught my eye as I passed by and, since it will be a few minutes before dinner is served at my house, I thought I would use the time to greet you and ask a couple of quick questions. First of all there is a colony of Bereans who hang out at this Forum (I among them, by the way) who have a habit of wanting to test everything we read and hear about the Christian faith by what the Bible actually teaches. ...... Now the reason I suppose that the word "by-pass" caught my eye so readily is that I've had a heart by-pass but to the best of my knowledge and belief I've never had a soul by-pass such as you speak of, and am not aware that such a thing is actually taught in Scripture. Perhaps you can tell me where I'd go in the word of God to learn about it. Bear in mind, if you please, that you're dealing with one of those hard-headed sola scriptura kinds of guys who relies on Scripture as the one and only source of his faith and practice. One more item I'd like to mention before I go to dinner. You allude to "people who view and understand scripture from a redemptive view point, which for me is the best way to interpret scripture." What I don't understand is, just what exactly is a "redemptive view point"? And what causes it, whatever it is, to be the best way to interpret scripture? Well, soup's on so I must go. But I'll be looking forward to your response. Every good wish to you. --Hank |