tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post7675467758668935052..comments2023-06-05T05:23:40.380-07:00Comments on Dust: Time for a change of paceBob MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-65495844769020156902010-04-17T11:53:34.439-07:002010-04-17T11:53:34.439-07:00What are the foundational theological principles f...What are the foundational theological principles for me? I have a bunch of them listed on this blog under the label <a href="http://meafar.blogspot.com/search/label/personal%20theology" rel="nofollow">personal theology</a>. 1 John sums it up 'God is love' and 'little children, keep yourselves from idols.' But how? For me the means was and is through the death of Jesus whereby I amBob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-65923046297126113242010-04-17T11:14:44.564-07:002010-04-17T11:14:44.564-07:00bob--
it's the emerging whys and wherefores t...bob--<br /><br />it's the emerging whys and wherefores that become misconstrued as 'foundational,' i think. 'if it worked for me, it will work for you, all you have to do is go through the same remedial steps i did.' that sort of thing. i can understand how this sort of reification happens, especially when the whys and wherefores are embraced as dogma.<br /><br />but if we scott grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334188123201041182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-74835790641461798212010-04-17T10:54:05.129-07:002010-04-17T10:54:05.129-07:00scott - nice to hear from you. The only thing orig...scott - nice to hear from you. The only thing original about original is that I understand that I find myself in such a state - one who is fearful, alone, uncertain, and filled with need. None of these by itself is 'sin' but getting the needs met can lead to sin quite easily. I have little opinion from a dogmatic point of view on the why of atonement. On the how, I have written a whole Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-32924546179742788302010-04-17T10:04:31.648-07:002010-04-17T10:04:31.648-07:00bob--
i've been looking at atonement in '...bob--<br /><br />i've been looking at atonement in 'original sin' and palagianistic principles... atonement for original sin strikes me as meaningless; atonement in palagian sin is about reforming 'right relationships.' for a paradigm that threw palagianism out over original sin, we sure spend a lot of time thinking in palagainist terms.<br /><br />i liked you comment ages scott grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334188123201041182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-39355283183585273942010-04-14T09:49:18.833-07:002010-04-14T09:49:18.833-07:00Carl - thanks for the comment. In fact I have alre...Carl - thanks for the comment. In fact I have already learned how to speak more precisely from reading your blog posts.Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904882182453392367.post-292269868357169852010-04-11T12:32:42.650-07:002010-04-11T12:32:42.650-07:00“ LAW IS A DREADFUL TRANSLATION. TORAH = INSTRUCTI...“ LAW IS A DREADFUL TRANSLATION. TORAH = INSTRUCTION, TEACHING”<br /><br />There’s an example of how translation can have dreadful consequences. It would have been much more difficult to say “teaching vs. grace” than it was “law vs. grace.”<br /><br />“THE PENTATEUCH AS 'TORAH' IS A SPECIAL GIFT TO ISRAEL - THOSE WORDS ARE READ AND STUDIED LIKE NO OTHERS IN HISTORY. BUT THEY ARE ALSO AN Carl Kinbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537643816208245842noreply@blogger.com