RE: [asa] Of motes and beams

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  From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
Behalf Of Vernon Jenkins
  Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 4:02 PM
  To: George Murphy; Don Nield
  Cc: asa@calvin.edu
  Subject: Re: [asa] Of motes and beams

  George,

  I was hoping that, together, and for the benefit of all, we might
construct a true understanding of the modus operandi of our Living God as it
directly concerns us and, indeed, everyone alive. Strangely, and sadly, this
appears to be an area that you - Christian theologian, scientist and teacher
though you be - have little wish to explore. For similar reasons no doubt,
you shield evolution from the two simple tests that the Lord suggests his
children apply to any philosophy or doctrine that claims their allegiance,
thus:

  (1) Test the fruits of that philosophy or doctrine before making it your
own. (Mt.7:15-20).

  On this basis - as I'm sure you must agree - evolution has an
exceptionally poor track record. This alone, in my view, should be a major
deterrent to all who accept Christ as the way, the truth, and the life.

  [To those who will point to the many bad things perpetrated by the Church,
past and present, let me say this: wherever, and whenever, the Lord's
teachings have been properly applied - according to the Scriptures - great
goodness and blessing have followed].

  (2) We cannot serve two masters (Mt.6:24).

  You are surely aware that evolution carries with it a subtle imperative.
How else are we to explain, (a) man's enchantment with it and, (b) his stout
(even fanatical) defence of it, when challenged? Undoubtedly, for you and,
indeed, all TEs, it is the dominant master.

  While these appear to be little more than reasonable suggestions for the
Christian, they become firm expectations following the Lord's further
observations: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine, and acts
upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon a
rock...And everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not act upon
them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand."
(Mt.7:24, 26 NASB).

  Your abject failure in respect of these matters hardly sits well with
words uttered recently on another thread, viz "Wisdom is identified
preeminently with Christ himself..." If one really believes that, then
shouldn't one respond by closely following the Lord's teaching?!

  Shalom

  Vernon

  www.otherbiblecode.com

  "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name...And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil...'
(Mt.6:9,13 NASB)."

  "...And he (the serpent) said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said...?...And
the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?...
(Gn.3:1, 3:13 AV)."

How much prejudicial rhetoric can be packed into one post?

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