Re: [asa] Opposing Anti-Evolution

In a message dated 7/13/2006 10:53:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
gmurphy@raex.com writes:
1st, "learning" is of course not identical with "wisdom" in the biblical
sense. & if context is the issue, the immediate context of the verses in I
Corinthians should be considered. In Chapter 2 Paul makes it clear that there is an
appropriate kind of wisdom for Christians which is different from the type of
wisdom which he rejects in the verses Rich B cites. & in 1:30 that wisdom is
identifioed preeminently with Christ himself - which in the context of that
passage means Christ crucified.

Wisdom is given to those who are in Christ, who is the incarnate wisdom of
God. I.e., it is not that God calls the wise but that God makes wise those who
are called. As Luther puts it in the Heidelberg theses, : “The love of God
does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.”

Shalom
George
There is no way you can construct an argument denying that wisdom is central
to salvation as in God's law being written on your heart (known intuitively)
by using language like:

"Wisdom is identified preeminently with Christ himself - which in the context
of that passage means Christ crucified."

I don't know that your response does anything at all to refute my central
point. I don't even see how it relates to what I said, although I had thought at
first you were contrary, it actually appears that you are agreeing with me,
but you don't think you are, do you?

Christ crucified has completed the will of the Father by KNOWING the Father's
will so intuitively that he reflected God's will in his behavior even unto
death.

I'm trying to fit Luther into your argument. I don't know how you picked out
that quote to reply to what I said.

rich faussette

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Received on Thu Jul 13 23:34:12 2006