(January 21, 2013 at 1:03 pm)Confused Ape Wrote: I'm just defining Jesus as a messenger. When I was working in an office I was often asked to pass a message on to someone. If they received the message I had to pass on I was a successful messenger even if it was only to say "The coffee's ready. Go and get a cup while there's still some left."
And as I said, fair enough but then what the heck does "great" mean in this context?
A "great" sales rep isn't just someone who knocks on doors and tries to sell. Anyone can do that. A "great sales rep" is someone who actually sells the product. The adjective "great" is typically only applied where a job is done with such excellence that not just anyone could easily duplicate.
Now if all that's in the job description is "deliver the message", then there's nothing potentially "great" about the job performance. Either you do or you don't.
Imagine a construction worker who's only job is to hold a "slow down" sign for on coming traffic. If his supervisor came by and said "You're doing a great job holding that sign!", it might be thought a sarcastic insult. As in, "oh yeah, you're saying this is all I'm fit to do and it's an effort for me to do just this."
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
