RE: How Christians and there god sound to me.
November 27, 2012 at 1:43 pm
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2012 at 1:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, thinking that he hasn't intervened in any way different from how he intervenes in the lives of others still assumes or implies interaction, unless you're implying that he hasn't interacted with you in exactly the same way that he hasn't interacted with me - for example-.
I wouldn't disagree with you there. I don't have to physically speak with someone to have interacted with them either (or to lead them). Nevertheless, there is a hefty chunk of the narrative that describes direct, personal conversations (or walks even) with a god....and of course we don't really see a whole hell of alot of that anymore. Some folks wonder why.
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It appears to me...that your interpretation of the interpretation of said proverb cautions against that exactly. As I have been saying..it's a self defeating statement - unless you can invoke and establish interaction from a god involving a description of it's will...and not just your understanding of it.
I wouldn't disagree with you there. I don't have to physically speak with someone to have interacted with them either (or to lead them). Nevertheless, there is a hefty chunk of the narrative that describes direct, personal conversations (or walks even) with a god....and of course we don't really see a whole hell of alot of that anymore. Some folks wonder why.
Quote:Of course my actions are going to be based on my understanding--specifically, of my understanding about God's will for me. That's not what Proverbs 3 is cautioning against.
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Quote:"Don't think that you've got everything figured out already. Be willing to be changed/lead by the Lord".
It appears to me...that your interpretation of the interpretation of said proverb cautions against that exactly. As I have been saying..it's a self defeating statement - unless you can invoke and establish interaction from a god involving a description of it's will...and not just your understanding of it.
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