"Howard J. Van Till" wrote:
> >From: george murphy <gmurphy@raex.com>
>
> > There are indeed ways in which the pictures of the Amalekite-slaying God
> > in scripture can be subordinated to those like the verse I cited from Ps.103 -
> > especially the character of God revealed in Christ. But that requires some
> > positive hermeneutic principle, not an approach that, whether one intends it
> > or not, diminishes the authority of the whole of scripture.
>
> It seems to me that in either case (employing a set of carefully-crafted
> hermeneutic principles; or employing a modified concept of biblical
> authority) we need to exercise human judgment as candidly and as
> thoughtfully as possible. Thoroughly human actions are required either way.
> I see nothing wrong with that; life entails choices every day.
Agreed. WWJD ist OK as a broad ethical principle (cf. Phil.2:5) but we have to use
our brains, among other things, to apply it in the situations that confront us in
the world.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Interface"
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