I am reminded of a statement by Howard Van Till; I think it is in _The
Fourth Day_: "The Bible is the Word of God, not the words of God.
Bob Schneider
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Perrett" <don.perrett@verizon.net>
To: "Asa@Calvin. Edu" <asa@calvin.edu>
Cc: "Hoss Radbourne" <hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 6:43 PM
Subject: RE: What are the odds?....Or, a great and Mighty God
> Thanks for your quick response. While I do believe in creation through
> evolution, I was not speaking to that issue. Regardless of what we may
find
> or believe to be the process of creation, my question is whether Genesis
is
> correct/factual or is it just something God had no hand in, as you stated,
> and if so then WHY? I have still yet to receive an answer for this from
> anyone. If you hold to the idea that God chose not to influence the Bible,
> then again WHY? What evidence, Biblical or historical, is there that God
> intentionally made the decision to stay out of such an important document?
> How would this serve God? If the texts are solely written by God fearing
> individuals, who I'm sure attempted to maintain truth using their own
> knowledge and literary skills, then could it not be said that anyone who
> writes with the intent of praising God has written something worth being
in
> the Bible? Many texts concerning God, both recent and ancient, have been
> written. Correct me if I'm wrong but, is that not the purpose for the
Canon?
> Texts found or believed to be the word of God are included, while others
are
> not. Or is this a stretch on my part?
> Insight please.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hoss Radbourne [mailto:hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:17 PM
> To: don.perrett@verizon.net; asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: RE: What are the odds?....Or, a great and Mighty God
>
>
> >>What
> purpose would it serve God to confuse everyone?
> >>
>
> Speaking only for myself, I am not confused.
>
> Now if He had written Genesis as a science text, perfectly in balance with
> 21st century thinking, THAT would be confusing. Particularly to people who
> lived more than a few decades ago.
>
> Hoss
>
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