tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236664964489234024.post954279292757324810..comments2023-08-15T05:52:48.509-05:00Comments on will |u| be a disciple? <br>www.willubeadisciple.com: Bible History - In Fast ForwardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129977618289103652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236664964489234024.post-83812144291589771442009-12-06T16:46:19.911-06:002009-12-06T16:46:19.911-06:00Dave is again giving us a good example to look at....Dave is again giving us a good example to look at. I applaud his desire to stay true to the message of the Bible. Reading the Bible with tradition is one way we do this. Romans is a great example. Let’s say I read Romans on my own. First of all, this is actually impossible unless I live in a vacuum. In my head, whether I like it or not, whether I have ever even picked up a commentary is every sermon, every class, every comment I have ever heard. But let’s say I can shut all that out and I read the book. Is my interpretation correct? How do I know? I try to know by reading in community. Community can mean the people I pray and study with but I think it is beautiful to read in the community across time and place from the church fathers to my brothers and sisters in the modern day who continue to do their best to understand and live the message of scripture. <br /><br />For those who are not opposed to books about scripture, elsewhere on my blog you will find reviews of a great book on this subject, Coffeehouse Theology by Ed Cyzewksi. You can find it here:<br /><br />http://www.willubeadisciple.com/2009/05/coffeehouse-theology.html<br /><br />I haven’t reviewed it yet, but I also highly recommend Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight. You can find a link to on the right side of my blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129977618289103652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236664964489234024.post-43859149300536083512009-12-06T10:56:19.278-06:002009-12-06T10:56:19.278-06:00You wrote, "The commenter’s phrase, “rhetoric...You wrote, "The commenter’s phrase, “rhetorical question in these final days where we're inventing ways to sin.” appears to be in line with Nelson Darby’s dispensationalist view which was made popular in the 1900s by Scofield and enjoyed resurgence through the writing of Tim LaHaye."<br /><br />I find it fascinating that you would go outside the Bible to find what's in Romans...perhaps it's easier to describe viewpoints?<br /><br />You're a teacher; thank you for taking the time to reply; however, isn't the word of God enough to teach without looking elsewhere (through your lens or anyone else's for that matter...the Pharisees were expert at causing people to stumble through their rules)?davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988703673305166829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236664964489234024.post-67214546000309880762009-12-06T08:29:17.285-06:002009-12-06T08:29:17.285-06:00Dave gives a great example of a Biblical hermeneut...Dave gives a great example of a Biblical hermeneutic, or way of interpreting the texts. This is what I call, informally, the lens through which we view the text. I try not to be critical of any one way of viewing scripture. Who am I to say that I have cornered the market on interpretation? However, I am suspicious of those who claim that they have no lens; that they are looking at the pure text with no influence of culture or previous writers.<br /><br />It is interesting to call me out on pointing to someone toward reading a book about the Bible while one is interpreting the scriptures through the lens of authors who have written about the Bible. The commenter’s phrase, “rhetorical question in these final days where we're inventing ways to sin.” appears to be in line with Nelson Darby’s dispensationalist view which was made popular in the 1900s by Scofield and enjoyed resurgence through the writing of Tim LaHaye. <br /><br />Just to be clear, as a teacher, I will continue pointing people toward books about the Bible. While I didn’t recommend Armstrong to everyone I can certainly recommend commentary on the Bible by Augustine, Justin Martyr, Martin Luther, John Wesley and other Church Fathers and reformers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129977618289103652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236664964489234024.post-52282485658574037122009-12-05T17:51:34.538-06:002009-12-05T17:51:34.538-06:00books about the Bible have their place...in a room...books about the Bible have their place...in a room, located in a house, situated on a street, in a city and on a planet far, far away from the source of truth; that's where they are able to do their best work...sniping, as they ordinarily do.<br /><br />the Creator is spirit; the Holy Spirit prompted holy men of God to write exactly what He wanted to be written. from that moment in the garden when we were "not satisfied" with the Creator's word only, we've looked somewhere else. Looking outside His word only reinforces the fact that we are weakened...by sin.<br /><br />why would you, a teacher, point to someone who wrote about the Bible? rhetorical question in these final days where we're inventing ways to sin.<br /><br />spare me the dissertation about how we must gain an appreciation for the inspired writers' "special historical perspective."<br /><br />we live NOW, just as all of the writers lived: NOW. the Creator's Word is for NOW. if we believe that the Creator had no beginning and will have no end and is "ever-present," then He lives always NOW and every moment (past, present, and future) is NOW. maybe it's this realization/understanding that prompted the lyricist to state, boldly, "There is no shadow of turning with thee."<br /><br />our tethered-to-sin lives exist for but a moment; let's not waste them.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988703673305166829noreply@blogger.com