Re: "God" and "Emerging" (was RE: [asa]... )

Actually, I'm inclined to think the slight ambiguity in the "emerging"
language is quite appropriate, given the state of our knowledge and the
diversity of opinion among thoughtful and informed Christians.
JimA

Rich Blinne wrote:

> On 6/22/06, Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> At 10:03 AM 6/22/2006, Dick Fischer wrote:
>>
>> Just teasing. I hope everyone reads it and understands that emerge
>> doesn't
>> mean, well, emerge in the sense of emerging from something. Uh, we know
>> what you guys meant. But it does illustrate what can happen when
>> church lay
>> people try to tackle complex scientific matters. Like, why didn't
>> you float
>> a draft on this forum for example? What are we, chopped liver? Dave
>> or Pim
>> would have caught that. Heck, even I caught it.
>>
>> On Thursday, June 22, 2006 6:07 AM Robert Schneider wrote:
>>
>> Dick, "Emergence" in the resolution refers to the emergence of new
>> species
>> over time, though I see that this could be misunderstood. Whether "no
>> one
>> will read it anyway" remains to be seen. ~ Bob
>
>
>> @ Of prime importance to me (as with all right-thinking Christians),
>> is how
>> one defines the God head. Most of us won't be interested in how
>> "emerging"
>> is defined by professing Christians in science until we first find
>> out how
>> they define "God".
>>
>
> Here's your answer. Despite the sermon in question, the 75th GC
> formally got it right.
>
> D069
> Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General
> Convention acknowledges the authority of the triune God, exercised
> through Scripture.
>
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