Re: Biblical Interpretation Reconsidered

John W Burgeson wrote:
>
> >>My point is that there is an appropriate place for soliciting personal
> testimonies of faith (as opposed to their being volunteered), but I do
> not think this science/religion discussion list is one of them.>>
>
> Bob makes an excellent point. On Theologyweb.com, which is run by YECers,
> people get challenged on their personal faith journey all the time. One
> fellow, Joe, stoutly asserted he was a believer in the Nicene Creed. Two
> others attacked him saying his posts did not reflect that. Joe sometimes
> wrote with irony, and so was sometimes misunderstood.
>
> I tried to stay clear of that, but was asked the direct question as
> follows:
> "Do you believe that Jesus was God in the flesh?"
>
> I replied that I, indeed, thought that Jesus was "God in the flesh."
>
> The next post challenged me for the use of quotation marks and asked if
> I'd say the same thing w/o them!
>
> Yes -- the group is a somewhat hostile place. I suppose the YECers see
> this group likewise.
>
> On testimonies -- mine is on my website for the world to see. I am not
> ashamed of it. I do not ask others to do likewise.

        I repeat what I said in my response to Bob. Giving personal "testimonies" isn't
a big part of my tradition & I do not demand them of others. But when somebody enters -
not for the 1st time - a public discussion about the status of Jesus & makes statements
with implications for christology then it is not unreasonable to ask that person about
his or her views on christology.

                                                        Shalom,
                                                        George

George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
Received on Sun Dec 21 15:53:48 2003