Kennedy

Terry wrote (in part):

"Nothing in what you quoted referred to YEC. I do disagree with
Kennedy's endorsement of YEC--unfortunately, he's misinformed. It's a
version of the genetic fallacy that says that Kennedy as YEC can't
have good things to say elsewhere. It seems strange to me that you
seek to discredit everything the man has to say with some obscure tie
to YEC."

You read much more into my post than I intended. Obviously, Kennedy has
much to say that both you and I will agree with.

"Am I called to live in light of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every
area of life? Yes. I guess that makes me a "vicegerent". Does that
mean that I understand perfectly what that means or never make
mistakes in living out that principle? Of course not. So I'm a
fallible vicegerent as is Kennedy and all others who serve their
Lord as best they know."

Using that definition I also can agree -- but I don't think it is a good
definition, nor do I see James Kennedy acknowledging the fact that his
position might be wrong. I look for such statements, for, in the
tradition of Ben Franklin and Judge learned Hand, I think they are of
dead serious importance. And I have not found them in Morris, Gish, Ham,
Sebeny, or Kennedy. AT least not yet.

I prefer the label "servant" to that of "vice-regent." hat term really
turns me off.

"Unfortunately, Christians disagree about all sorts of "vice-regent"
related activities. See Jim Wallis' "God's Politics" for a very
different version of what this means compared to more right-leaning
evangelicals (myself included). Wallis has a lot of good things to
say, but if his solutions were so clearly rooted in scripture and the
Christian faith, why aren't more of us on board."

When I read Wallis, I often wonder the same thing. But I don't follow him
closely. What does he say (specifically) that you find offensive?

My dictionary of philosophical terms defines "left" as primarily a
concern for the poor and oppressed; that is why I generally consider
myself "left."

 "BTW, Kennedy can't even convince his own denomination (PCA) that YEC
is the correct understanding of scripture."

There is hope for the PCA yet! <G>

"Was Ben Franklin a believer? If not, I doubt that he would know much
about the Lordship of Christ in all areas of life."

It depends on what you mean by the word "believer." Definitely a believer
in God -- but content to not examine closely the claims of Christ. I see
that as a failing in his life, yet he lived his life trying to follow
(deliberately) what he saw as God's leadings. He is a complex
personality, and one who we ought to understand as a key person in our
country's founding.

Cheers

jb
Received on Fri Mar 18 11:32:00 2005