Re: Golden Age (was Re: [asa] Humanity and the Fall: Questions and a Survey)

There are those of us who mostly lurk, but then wish to attempt
respectful exchanges (or try to apologize when we fall into 'snarkiness'
ourselves). But such seems to be the list serve dynamic that the two
most assertive-minded will start a shouting match while the attempted
input from the rest gets ignored. I can understand George's impatience
as he is presumably a long-time member here who sees the rest of us
bringing up things that he has addressed a thousand times in other
places as well as here. Yet, it may be patience that we need from him
as we wrestle with this stuff or disagree on our own terms.

I've lurked here for a year or two now, David, and while I've seen some
of the exchanges get downright nasty, this forum doesn't get nearly so
nasty (on average) as other places seem to towards Christians. It takes
two to tango, so please don't blame George for all the snippiness.
Since we all seem to be in a Timothy kind of mood, how about I Tim. 5:1
for a refreshing change? (and the verse right before it to remind us of
the urgency of the topic in the first place.) Advice to Timothy here is
good for us as well.

4:16 Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these
things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear
you. 5:1 Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the
younger men as brothers;

--Merv (this is not a commentary on anybody's age!)
p.s. Ephesians 4:1 - 6 would also be apropos to these occasions.
--Among believers anyway.

David Heddle wrote:
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> George,
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> BTW, I must thank you for citing 2 Tim.3:16 here - David
> Heddle may note it as one more attempt to use that verse to
> establish the inerrancy of scripture. I've
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> already explained why it doesn't.
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> Man, I had assumed the ASA forum would be respite from the snarkiness
> I find elsewhere on the web, but it appears that I was naive.
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> It seems to me you /want /it (2 Tim 3:16) to be the argument for
> inerrancy, perhaps because it is such a bad argument.
>
> David Heddle
> Associate Professor of Physics
> Christopher Newport University, &
> The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
> http://helives.blogspot.com <http://helives.blogspot.com/>
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Received on Sun May 11 20:22:17 2008