Dear Glenn,
I totally agree with Wendee. Once your eyes are open to the Truth, they
shall never seek the darkness again. BTW, have you ever thought that the
"usual answer" may be usual because it is the plain truth? There are ample
verses that show that how one is led to the truth of Christ is more an
introspection and a serious doubting of whatever one believes. Obnoxious
honesty is what is required. This is true in scientific research and it is
also true in the realm of the spiritual.
Take care,
Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: glenn morton <mortongr@flash.net>
To: Wendee Holtcamp <wendee@greendzn.com>
Cc: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2000 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: leaving the faith
>At 09:04 AM 3/11/00 -0600, Wendee Holtcamp wrote:
>>I don't believe any person who was truly "in Christ" having seen the true
>>power and love and grace of the risen Lord would EVER leave. Those people
>>most likely were raised in a church and/or family where the love of Christ
>>was professed but not truly practiced.
>
>
>THat is the usual answer which I think, unfortunately salves our conciences
>for not helping our brothers and sisters in Christ to continue in the
>faith. If they weren't in the faith then it is not our fault that they left
>it.
>
>THis approach also has the drawback that since no true believer can ever
>leave the faith, true belief becomes defined by the fact that one stayed.
>And because no true believer can ever leave, it really doesn't matter what
>we teach them because they won't be able leave the faith.
>
>I personally have trouble with those implications. And it doesn't match the
>observations I have had of some truly committed people, Like Charles
>Templeton, who ended up leaving the faith.
>glenn
>
>Foundation, Fall and Flood
>Adam, Apes and Anthropology
>http://www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.htm
>
>Lots of information on creation/evolution
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