tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post3764649999587572895..comments2023-06-29T02:51:51.236-05:00Comments on 1517: Only hard to believe if you don't believe the Bible...Todd Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-40005745558287098622010-07-16T19:42:50.974-05:002010-07-16T19:42:50.974-05:00rmc,
I was not commenting on all people who find ...rmc,<br /><br />I was not commenting on all people who find some value in Jim Wallace into any category. I was commenting on the positions that the magazine takes with regard to the Scriptures. This is serious stuff. When the trustworthiness of the Scriptures is challenged or denied it is very serious. I do not for one minute think that everyone who reads Sojourners agrees with their take on the Scriptures but I stand by my assessment of Sojourners the magazine.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-22816289495969122082010-07-16T18:43:04.134-05:002010-07-16T18:43:04.134-05:00Oh really. Putting all people who find some benefi...Oh really. Putting all people who find some benefit in Jim Wallace's magazine into a category, that is not stereotyping? And then taking all of these people, like myself who find some benefit in Jim Wallace's magazine, and without knowing each individual and what it is that they find helpful in Sojourners, that is not slander, that is not guilt by association, that is the love of God in action?rmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427930706041678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-45816727292787955342010-07-16T18:28:40.786-05:002010-07-16T18:28:40.786-05:00rmc,
What is more, if you do not like polemical o...rmc,<br /><br />What is more, if you do not like polemical or confrontational language being used to confront error then you will need to avoid the pages of Scripture.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-63550141858954467322010-07-16T18:27:14.432-05:002010-07-16T18:27:14.432-05:00rmc
I do not consider what I wrote slander at all...rmc<br /><br />I do not consider what I wrote slander at all. I have read Sojourners. It is my opinion that they do not have a high regard for Scripture. Sorry if that bothers you. But the article that Mohler comments on is a perfect example of this pattern.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-60814481949120442012010-07-16T17:53:11.088-05:002010-07-16T17:53:11.088-05:00Recently Sojourners (Jim Wallace's magazine fo...Recently Sojourners (Jim Wallace's magazine for people who don't much care for the Bible but still want to be called "evangelical")... Have you considered what the inerrant word of God has to say about slander and stereotyping? Have you considered the Biblical principles that are to govern how people are to respect one another in their differences at Jim Wallace's blog site?rmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427930706041678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-38944513979936489982010-07-16T12:07:56.768-05:002010-07-16T12:07:56.768-05:00Mike there is no doubt that the inerrantist and er...Mike there is no doubt that the inerrantist and errantist views of Scripture are fundamentally at odds. One view holds God's Word to be the one infallable guide to truth. Therefore, the inerrantist believes that perceived errors or contraditions are just that - perceived. <br /><br />The errantist view, on the other hand, holds the individual to be a higher standard of truth than Scripture - "as I understand it, [Christianity] makes sense of human experience. But if it turns out that Christianity fails to do that, I'll simply turn elsewhere."Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-85604988772577645092010-07-16T12:01:16.216-05:002010-07-16T12:01:16.216-05:00I read the entire article the other day when Mohle...I read the entire article the other day when Mohler posted it on Facebook, and I highly enjoyed it, but what concerns me is this attitude of not just liberal feminists? In other words, is it possible that this creeps more and more to mainline conservative, evangelical churches? I know that if you know your Bible, know how God has revealed Himself through the Scriptures, then you can laugh at this lady. But not every evangelical knows their Bible, and some if not masses of them want to stay ignorant to people like Ms. Eggebroten. Just a thought I had the other day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-80912328649949896802010-07-16T11:21:21.142-05:002010-07-16T11:21:21.142-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.ccsoaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253760196001119930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-59033445468729880602010-07-16T11:13:33.511-05:002010-07-16T11:13:33.511-05:00"I have no interest in preserving Christianit..."I have no interest in preserving Christianity ... I believe because, as I understand it, it makes sense of human experience. But if it turns out that Christianity fails to do that, I’ll simply turn elsewhere."<br /><br />I find this an interesting statement...it says many things if you peel back the surface... truth, belief, theological pragmatism, rationalism, science, etc. It seems like, for this person, Christianity is "true enough"..for now, but when it ceases to sufficiently reflect the human experience then it has to be abandoned.<br /><br />I think for those who believe in biblical inerrancy there will never be enough evidence to convince them otherwise because truth is always seen through and explained by scripture...for those who believe that the Bible is "true enough", i.e. there always remains the possibility for seeing truth from another pespective when faced with what they see as overwhelming evidence to the contrary of what the Bible teaches and therefore abondonment of this view of truth...it seems like a circular argument to me. <br /><br />If ultimately all of us are asking "what is true?" and one group says "the Bible, period" and the other group says "the Bible with certain understanding of history, language, culture, etc. so that we feel it is mostly true." I don't think that these views can be resolved...they are fundamentally (not just on the surface)different.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.com