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How'd THEY do it??
GODSown1:
Amen! & Amen! 2 d@ musicman,
muchLOVE!! Pera
Dean Peterman:
Dear Pax,
Let me begin by saying that if I have offended you in any way I am truly sorry. I receive you as my brother in christ even though we have different views on this subject. I just finished reading a four volume set of books on Systematic Theology. It traces a great deal of the doctrinal development of many of the doctrines held by christians for the last 2000 years. It is all very interesting. However, I am learning from many of my new friends here at BT that there is more to being a christian then book knowledge. I have always spent too much time and energy trying to understand everything. Sometimes our great learning can drive us from the faith. When we forget what is important we can become cynical and lose our faith. If you have every read Dan Barker's book, Losing Faith in Faith, you know how easy it is to fall into despair when we lose our faith in God. Dan went from christian to God hater. What about Bart Ehrman? What drove him to stop believing in God? Although you admire his great learning, you ultimately have to acknowledge that you fundamentally disagree with his conclusions. If you did not disagree, you would not be a christian. So, while he may have some truth, his ultimate conclusions about God are wrong. My basic concern with the things you have stated are that they can cause damage to people. If Bart Ehrman went from being a christian to being an agnostic why would we want to recommend his books to someone. There is something essentially flawed with his thinking. If not, shouldn't we all follow his example?
Did you know that Baha'is often claim that they are christians? After all, wasn't Jesus speaking of Baha'u'llah when he predicted his second coming? They have scriptures to prove it. Perhaps this kind of false teaching is why we need to stick to the 66 books of the Bible. There may be other truth out there but I certainly am not willing to put my trust in it.
Pax, I apologize if I come off as a Pharisee.
Sincerely,
Dean
YellowStone:
Thanks for the kind words Pera. :)
I read somwhere that knowledge is not anything on it's own; whereas wisdom is knowledge in action. I like that. I see you puting in action much you have learned, does this not by defintion, make you wise also.
God is working in all of us for His purpose. :)
In Him who cares,
Darren
Pax Vobiscum:
--- Quote from: Dean Peterman on July 19, 2007, 07:58:25 PM ---What about Bart Ehrman? What drove him to stop believing in God?
--- End quote ---
First of all, no one who is striving for truth can offend me -- no intended, none taken.
Remember I spoke only of Professor Ehrman's books. His scholarship is excellent and for the question of Biblical development, there are few contemporary writers better. Although he applies the ice-cold knife of history to his writings, I have read many, many published and unpublished writings of his and have never read that he denies a belief in God.
Thanks for the note,
Peace
josh:
Dean,
If I may... I would like to offer a few thoughts to you..
First...
Can Pax, Ehrman or anyone else for that matter, type or say any information that God has not already known and intended for us to see and hear at this very moment?
The only "damage" that can be caused to anyone... is what was already intended and is actively being worked out by God's perfect wisdom.
Second,...
"Being a Christian" has very little, if anything at all, to do with following Christ.
God's Peace.
Josh
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