From: Howard J. Van Till (hvantill@chartermi.net)
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 13:30:10 EDT
>From: <richard@biblewheel.com>
> Thank you for you detailed response. Its amazing how simply stated
> definitions can clear things up. The RFEP as stated by you now appears much
> less hostile to traditional Christian understanding of God and the World
> than what I had picked up reading the posts on this list.
1. The way in which I now state my RFEP is essentially the same as the way I
have stated it for years. There have, however, been numerous occasions in
which people have read into it all manner of things that I never actually
said. It was never intended to cover the whole
scientific/metaphysical/theological territory.
2. By now you should know that reading posts on this list does not
necessarily provide you with an accurate representation of what is actually
the case.
<< Skip several sections in which you state how your own views differ from
what you perceive the RFEP to represent>>
> Finally, with regards to your question:
>
>> By the way, Richard, you have a habit of concluding
>> your messages with pious phrases like "In the service
>> of Christ who forms all." Do you intend to imply that
>> this puts you in a category different from the other
>> members of this list?
>
> Good question. I had mixed intents. In general, I like to end with my own
> little kerygma and often I would do it with a word play on whatever was the
> dominant theme of the note. I hadn't thought about it as seeming "pious" but
> the fact that it seemed such to you is sufficient proof that it can be
> interpreted that way. Of course, piety is not a bad thing for a Christian,
> but I do understand that *displayed piety* can be a horrendous thing. And if
> it unecessarily separates me from thee, I will henceforth desist.
I think that would be an excellent idea.
Howard Van Till
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