tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post1318583136540739287..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: He Saw and Heard ItPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-84558393815541900742013-05-30T05:39:54.941-07:002013-05-30T05:39:54.941-07:00Some of the most frustrating minutes of my week ar...Some of the most frustrating minutes of my week are the ones spent reading commentators who profess faith but don't believe the Bible. I do that reading to understand the angles theologically liberal scholars are taking, so that I can adequately defend against their views in the preaching of the text. That makes it a breath of fresh air to move on to the Matthew Pooles of the world - those commentators who start with the belief that the Bible is God infallibly and sufficiently speaking to His people. As I digest what liberal scholarship serves up week by week, I almost always have the same thought: Who knew simple UNBELIEF could be so sophisticated...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600206798481828194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45960378079120188302013-05-29T11:15:46.025-07:002013-05-29T11:15:46.025-07:00See: you lose them when you say the word "rea...See: you lose them when you say the word "reasoned".FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-39333997661855116022013-05-29T09:27:11.232-07:002013-05-29T09:27:11.232-07:00I agree on the idea of adding a response for a low...I agree on the idea of adding a response for a low rating. I mean, I would think most of the haters of TeamPyro would claim that they are on the side of edification, right? Leaving the rating isn't edifying in itself, but leaving a reasoned argument for why you disapprove could be edifying.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65984768457996863602013-05-29T09:19:46.999-07:002013-05-29T09:19:46.999-07:00Coupla-several things:
- I really don't mind ...Coupla-several things:<br /><br />- I really don't mind a low star rating for any given post -- all of them can't be 5-star barn-burners.<br /><br />- I really don't mind some people giving me one star on principle. I give them one star on principle back, so we are stone-even.<br /><br />- I guess I don't understand how one can give a low-star rating and leave no comments about why the post was a bust. <br /><br />Have a nice day.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25139311434343260902013-05-29T06:27:51.635-07:002013-05-29T06:27:51.635-07:00DJP: they are all one-star haters now.DJP: they are all one-star haters now.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-68805537418306758942013-05-29T06:25:19.104-07:002013-05-29T06:25:19.104-07:00Well, that's true enough Johnny - the point of...Well, that's true enough Johnny - the point of this series, though, is not the brilliant advantage of inspiration. It is the plain intention of the writers to distinguish what they were writing from the category of "myth" or merely-religious story.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-43595957597605376462013-05-29T05:55:53.337-07:002013-05-29T05:55:53.337-07:00it is hard to establish the view that they do not ...<i> it is hard to establish the view that they do not have firm epistemological categories by which they view the world.</i><br /><br />But being mere men, their view of the world was quaint and limited. It is really the Spirit now who witnesses to the church beyond "mere words," and tells us things we must lovingly hear, especially on matters of sexuality.<br /><br />Or so some believe.James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40781975623711638202013-05-29T05:52:15.145-07:002013-05-29T05:52:15.145-07:001. Very good. We must be completely un-creative as...1. Very good. We must be completely un-creative as to what the message is, though we may be creative in how we express that message.<br /><br />2. There are <i>two</i> OSH's. Or the one found a way to vote twice.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70562359526650170462013-05-29T05:28:34.606-07:002013-05-29T05:28:34.606-07:00Really excellent post, Frank. Robert, +1 on your ...Really excellent post, Frank. Robert, +1 on your comment.<br /><br />It's really easy for us to hold something higher than scripture, be it scholars, traditions, our own reasoning and logic, etc. For example, mainstream scholarship is virtually united in the belief that Second Timothy wasn't written by Paul, even though the writer says he is Paul. Who do we trust? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71873504043968190912013-05-29T04:14:35.629-07:002013-05-29T04:14:35.629-07:00we want to find a way to dismiss the truth claims ...<i> we want to find a way to dismiss the truth claims of some of Scripture -- to find a way to overlook or ignore some of the claims in order to avoid being held responsible for those claims as we proclaim and announce (and defend) our faith</i><br /><br />Great post, Frank. It is all about our pride...we want to prop ourselves up instead of the Object of our faith. <br /><br />There is a line that is crossed there, though, where some try to change the meaning of the Bible in order to justify their sin. In reality, we need to humbly bow before our God and live in the reality that only Jesus can justify us through His substitutionary atonement and the imparted righteousness that He gives us. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.com