After a few days of clouds, drizzilling gloom, and the onslaught of a truer Autumn, we have a sun filled sky, warmth, and life sutaining warmth today. It causes my heart to sing, my brain to work harder, my feelings and metabolism to soar. It's a single miracle in the miracle that life is, in one way of speaking, but is not what has been on the topic table these past few threads.
I am kind of center on this one, I think, and hope that it goes over well. For the most part, of course, I reason that the concept laid out in number 199, on that matter; but set that aside.
studyonline san, Good morning ! When I had posted #194, p 8, I hadn't yet opened your thread on 'Glory of God', so I didn't know. Now I know that you did not wake up one morning and suddenly have all that information in your head, but that rather you read and were taught the Bible by someone who had already gone through the same process, and taught you from the data base interpretation in that person's head. That was no miracle. It escapes me how it is you didn't attempt to answer an honest (as opposed to rhetorical) question. I wish you would have tried to answer it straightforwardly.
Which particular copy of the Bible do you use? [this is an honest question]
I noticed that the translation of "2 Cor 3:6 doesn't adhere to the context of the Greek so clearly there. The immediate context starts at verse one of chapter three, and continues up until verse 18, with a conclusion reached by all that talk in 4:1,2.
I can understand the direction you are trying to point in studyonline, but I wish to help you clearly understand, that it is simply impossible today, or even 1000 years ago, to know what first century Christians or 6th century Jews had been taught without having language. I really question your postition and stability on that point. Now if you have problems understanding linguistical matters, then, o.k. I'd be happy to help out where I can, but if it's just a matter of not wanting to take the time to be realistic with empirical knowledge, then I would heartfeltly like to encourage you to think heavier and more deeply about it--language is the number one key to knowledge, because of the inadequacy of a single individual's opportunity to experience.
Can you understand what I mean? [this is an honest question, I hope to get feedback on it so that I can understand you better, you see?]
If a person cannot understand, or has no knowledge of the reality of the communication of any first-hand document (for example can't read the language, or don't even know that such text exists) there is extremely little room for expounding on it. Do you think that this is true? [an honest question]
I greatly appreciate your debating these things, and your endeavor to keep up and go over it all. I understand that it all being in English could present a hardship at times, and am proud of your continuing efforts to wade through all that--I know it must be hard. I would like to encourage you on that point with all the understanding and love I can. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
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See you !! Please forgive my using some Japanese here, for those who do not read--the attempt is to encourage, since we are using English.
The reason I don't like being prayed for is that it seems like an invasion of privacy, and by doing it you assume that you know better what I need than I do. I thinks it's analogous to someone medicating me without my knowledge - whether or not I believe it will work is irrelevant. I don't believe antidepressants work, but if someone said to me "That tea you just drunk - I put antidepressants in it 'cos I think you seem fed up", who wouldn't be livid? Firstly, what right have they to judge if I'm fed up or not? Secondly, even if I am fed up, it's not their place to deal with it! I hope that makes my point of view clearer Pararousia :relief: