RE: Call me a fideist

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vernon Jenkins [mailto:vernon.jenkins@virgin.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:38 PM
>
> Hi Glenn,
>
> Sorry to hear of your problems. Please be assured of my prayers for you
> both.

Thank you, all prayers are appreciated.

>
> May I suggest a third way? It is this:
>
> 3. Allow for the possibility that God/Allah/Shang Di/... has provided a
> superbly crafted "watermark" in his revelation - one that defies all
> naturalistic explanation and is tantamount to a guarantee of His being and
> sovereignty.
>
> Such a distinctive watermark may be found in the first verse of the
> Judaeo-Christian Scriptures - a tangible example of non-biological
> Intelligent Design! Glenn, for reasons best known to yourself you have
> denied the validity of this fact in the past. Will you not now reconsider
> and accept this unique phenomenon for what it is, viz a divine gift for
> the
> strengthening of faith (where it already exists) and for the encouragement
> of faith (where it has yet to take root)?
>
> http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/index.php?title=The_Beginning_of_Wonders

Vernon, I would agree with you except that mathematically one can do with
any text whatsoever, what you do to the Bible. Such a watermark is not
really a watermark unless you can demonstrate that this can ONLY be done for
Scripture. Having seen it done with other texts, I know it isn't unique.
Received on Sat May 28 16:49:19 2005