Howard Van Till wrote on
providing a cogent, objective definition for deciding
what is a true portrait of God
>1) What is the judgment of a larger community of people?
>
>2) Does this portrait of God lead to the enhancement of the life
> experience of those who hold this portrait and those with whom
> they interact?
Well, on point one:
The books of the Bible were decided by a community, but Jesus
was (and is) also rejected by various "communities". Even when
I look at myself as an example, some things I thought were
true were not as I thought.... and that goes on.....
It seems that there must be a willingness to revise ones
views even when the conclusions don't concur with widely
accepted views within a "community". Yet, for questions
that reach to the great beyond, our best resource is the
community. ("We are given two ears and one mouth that we
may listen more and talk less.") It seems anytime we write
something down, we get into trouble like this. In the
final analysis, I cannot help but feel we are on our own
to make sense of it.
Anyway, we all have a portrait of God, but we're all struggling
with looking through the dark glass.
by Grace alone we proceed,
Wayne
Received on Fri Oct 1 21:14:22 2004
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