From: bob_miller (bob_miller@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 19:55:53 EDT
George Murphy wrote in part:
> I do not deny the possibility of special revelation outside this
community: The
> Holy Spirit can act when & where the Spirit wills. But one has to be very
cautious
> about this because of the dangers of people mistaking their own fantasies
for
> inspiration. In the present discussion what I'm dubious about is the idea
that there is
> a "general revelation" kind of out there in the world & accessible to
human
> investigation, kind of like scientific data. Sin means that people run
away from the
> true God, like Adam & Eve. We don't find God, God finds us.
Which brings to my mind the old connundrum of the thousands who have lived,
and do live, in regions of the world where in their life time they never had
the
opportunity to hear about Jesus Christ. What are they responsible to God
for,
and on what basis?
Bob Miller
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