From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Tue Aug 26 2003 - 09:02:04 EDT
Re: Student perceptions re evolutionIf this wasn't so sad it would be funny.
Perhaps Walter can see the problem now.
I have recently had Col 2.8 thrown at me as an ultimate spiritual handgrenade;
"I would also draw to your attention the well worn verse of Col 2:8, that you should not depend on human tradition and the basics principles of the world instead of Christ. I would hesitate to argue that from your concluding paragraph about you choosing the Scientific over the Bible in terms of your thinking on this issue, you have condemned yourself in line with the above passage. Quite clearly your arguement was not founded on scripture, and so I don't expect your reply to be, "
In other words too many YEC practice spiriitual character assassination.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard J. Van Till
To: Michael Roberts
Cc: ASA@calvin.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Student perceptions re evolution
>> 6 "... but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to
> stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around
> his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea."
>>
Several years ago a colleague of mine warned me that if I saw a student walking around the Science Building with a millstone, I had better keep my distance.
Why? My colleague had asked his students read a book on science and religion and submit a brief report on it. Several chose my book, The Fourth Day: What the Bible and the Heavens are telling us about the Creation. One student who read The Fourth Day concluded her report with this verse, applied to the author.
Howard Van Till
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