Clarifying some things...
From the Boar's Head owner regarding me:
I mean, yeah, she's not family material, but I've never met anyone whose approach to Christianity was "Read the Great Books. Outline Greek history. Get under higher influences. Then read the Bible seven times and you'll be regenerated." I mean, give credit here. That's pretty original stuff.
No, no NO... You can't regenerate yourself any more than a field can plant a seed into itself. No, the field can be as fertile as any field, but it needs a farmer to choose it and to plant a seed in it. Then it needs the sun &c. to grow. The field is pretty helpless. (The metaphor can be abused and can break down in several directions, but it's OK basically.)
The classical influences just happen to comprise many if not most of the handful of summit influences available to man on this planet. (And I don't narrow history to Greek History in terms of what you need to engage. Plutarch and Thucydides transcend being mere Greek history...)
On reading the Bible seven times: you just simply can't do this and be the same afterwards (obviously seven is alot and once is potentially life-changing...eternal life changing). You will either be a hardened fool or a regenerated being. You force the matter. Which is probably why there is such kicking against the pricks when it is mentioned. People would rather remain in the drifting, nebulous state of unregenerate-though-yet-still-with-potential-in-tact.
The Bible is, among other things, a language. Download that language and you are able to see things in yourself and in the world around you (and above you) that you couldn't see prior. Just read it. It IS dangerous, though, I admit. The Bible is not only gospel but it is law, and though the gospel saves both convict.
There is simply not a more pure, practical, and bold approach to the faith than to have and engage in the goal to read the Word of God complete, Genesis through Revelation, once, three times, seven times. It is foundational to everything.
Obviously nothing is guaranteed, as stated. I assume, though, that I am speaking to Christians to begin with, eh? No?... Yes?
7 Comments:
Regarding Josh S... No troll who has banned another troll is the equal of that troll.
c.t. triumphs over Josh S.
Regarding: "Maybe it's just a quirk with me, but I get really annoyed when someone attempts to speak or write beyond their education level. I see it all the time here. That's one of my problems with the troll. (not the mention the racism and appealing references to nazi-ism)." [Bill MacKinnon]
Knew I'd hook at least one PC apron-stringer with the swastika graphic. And induce the predictable smear-lie from their Godly tongue.
Maybe it's just a quirk with me, but I get really annoyed when someone attempts to speak or write beyond their education level.
Could a human being write a more cartoonishly inane sentence? It sounds like the kind of thing 'elite' journalists say about bloggers. Just after they've been burned for the umpteenth time by them.
Here's an example of me speaking beyond my education level: "C++ is what the Microsoft engineers use solely. It's like the Everest of Computer language. Companies that make littler stuff use code like Perl and Java. C++ needs a large corporate structure to be put to use in the way that fills out it's potential as a computer language."
Now... That's nonsense. I don't know anything about C++ or any other code associated with computers or anything else, other than maybe a handful of html tags.
When I write about literature I write from understanding. When I write about biblical doctrine I write from understanding. The fact that you fear me like an old cat fears a young pit bull on crack should be enough to tell you I speak from understanding on those subjects. I understand how to kill a cat.
And if you don't think I do...challenge me. On the mark is on the mark. It can be defended. But you don't want to be exposed... Or do you? Your move.
He responds:
I really feel the need to put a disclaimer on this quote. It sounds really snobbish and that isn't how I meant it. There's nothing wrong with reaching beyond whatever level (mental, educational, physical) you are at. I'm talking about folks using it as an affectation or gross misuse (ie: the point is mute).
I.e., he backs down. Or scrambles up a tree...
('gross misuse'... Right.)
"Ruff, ruff..grrrrrr, RUFF!"
The iMonk edited his post in which his words above appeared. Part of his ongoing campaign to control all communication on the internet. Pomos are Stalinists as well (among all their other charming virtues). Pretend something didn't happen or wasn't written, and it's true!
The other three bartenders at the BHT are editing out all mentions of you on the BHT. They told me to edit all references to that conversation.
Yeah, that's important to do.
"Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, 2 but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God."
Well it looks like the fellows at the tavern have something to work toward. What is most distressing is the number of fellows in leadership positions in churches, or so claimed, yet obsessed with an internet commentator. My goodness, you would think there would be people in their churches actually needing pastoring. Instead of pastoring real people they retreat to some peurile behavior obsessing over someone they don't know and thinking that their shame that became unhidden could be rehidden. What foolishness! No wonder there are so many lost sheep wandering around in churches.
And someone please find Josh a woman before he begins spewing his carnal passions all over the tavern. Reading him is like watching a car wreck in progress.
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