Comments on: Inerrancy: A Very Different, Divine Sort of Thing http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/2009/06/03/inerrancy-a-very-different-divine-sort-of-thing/ Ancient Wisdom Today: seeking to understand the past to make sense of the present Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:56:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Maer http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/2009/06/03/inerrancy-a-very-different-divine-sort-of-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Maer Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:57:32 +0000 http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/?p=473#comment-1113 Harry – I believe you wrote your second comment because I had not had time to moderate the first one. Your comments are welcome whether or not they agree with my (tentative) conclusions. I think your questions are valid, but they also bring out the issue addressed in this post--in other words, who is God? People have struggled with this question, and many have tried to systematize the attributes of God as a way to find an answer. What this post is trying to address is the fact that whatever we say about God has to make sense of the text we have today—as it is, not as it should be. That’s what Peter Enns is trying to engage with. Have you read his book? I am just trying to determine where you are coming from in this debate. I apologize if I am not able to engage with your comments right away. I haven’t posted in a while for personal reasons, but I hope to resume posting soon. Harry – I believe you wrote your second comment because I had not had time to moderate the first one. Your comments are welcome whether or not they agree with my (tentative) conclusions.

I think your questions are valid, but they also bring out the issue addressed in this post–in other words, who is God? People have struggled with this question, and many have tried to systematize the attributes of God as a way to find an answer. What this post is trying to address is the fact that whatever we say about God has to make sense of the text we have today—as it is, not as it should be. That’s what Peter Enns is trying to engage with. Have you read his book? I am just trying to determine where you are coming from in this debate.

I apologize if I am not able to engage with your comments right away. I haven’t posted in a while for personal reasons, but I hope to resume posting soon.

]]> By: Barry http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/2009/06/03/inerrancy-a-very-different-divine-sort-of-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Barry Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:51:54 +0000 http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/?p=473#comment-1112 I noticed you only post comments from people who agree with your point of view. Why is that? Are you really being honest with yourself when you hide comments that reveal problems with your point of view? I noticed you only post comments from people who agree with your point of view. Why is that? Are you really being honest with yourself when you hide comments that reveal problems with your point of view?

]]> By: Harry http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/2009/06/03/inerrancy-a-very-different-divine-sort-of-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Harry Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:44:21 +0000 http://maer.vidanovaphilly.org/?p=473#comment-1111 So, what we learned here is our all-knowing and all-powerful God gave us a message that requires an unnatural way of thinking to make sense of what would otherwise be seen as absurd. And if we can not grasp that way of thinking in time, then oh-well, hell it is for us. Does that really make sense for a merciful and just God? It does appear the attributes of God and reality must be ignored to accept this explanation to the "tensions and paradoxes" (i.e. absurdities) found in the Bible. So, what we learned here is our all-knowing and all-powerful God gave us a message that requires an unnatural way of thinking to make sense of what would otherwise be seen as absurd. And if we can not grasp that way of thinking in time, then oh-well, hell it is for us. Does that really make sense for a merciful and just God? It does appear the attributes of God and reality must be ignored to accept this explanation to the “tensions and paradoxes” (i.e. absurdities) found in the Bible.

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