tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post7955458000186350872..comments2020-09-07T23:30:40.694-07:00Comments on LOVE and RESIST: Duane Clinkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04990165502835081860noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-5088485119289645002016-04-09T14:58:20.716-07:002016-04-09T14:58:20.716-07:00Brian McLaren is a very godly man - I have met and...Brian McLaren is a very godly man - I have met and conversed with him. While anyone should feel free to disagree with his viewpoints (I don't), lobbing theological hand-grenades labelled "heretic" really don't promote reasoned and thoughtful discussion. Nan, although the Gospels were not written until decades after the Resurrection, Mark's Gospel is early enough to have been written by someone close to the action. there is a church tradition that suggests this was the case with Mark, but it proves nothing. It is worth pointing out that we accept the events of Caesar invading Gaul based on the writings of.... Caesar. There is good evidence to point to the Gospels being more reliable than that!I wish you all peace.Martin Josshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095320877254087829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-44591527307934594372016-04-08T16:21:27.266-07:002016-04-08T16:21:27.266-07:00Why are you posting as Anonymous? Doing so invalid...Why are you posting as Anonymous? Doing so invalidates anything you say. (And the problem is that the gospels weren't written by the people who hung out with Jesus. They were written decades later, by people who spoke Greek and wrote it well, and may or may not have been Jews.It's complicated, no matter how much we ignore the details.)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464946704733566772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-84369281399022812992016-04-07T18:05:21.465-07:002016-04-07T18:05:21.465-07:00Brian McLaren is a heretic. He redefines the gospe...Brian McLaren is a heretic. He redefines the gospel to fit his world or political views. 2000 years later we're supposed to believe his opinion and not the people that actually lived with Jesus---really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-81475628351954824342016-03-30T05:41:26.203-07:002016-03-30T05:41:26.203-07:00Rob Bell spent more than a year blogging about the...Rob Bell spent more than a year blogging about the question: what is the Bible? In it he addresses a lot of the thinking and questions that I hear in the above. If you are computer wise, search his blog. If not (like me) I will mail it to who ever asks - as Word file. gels@mweb.co.za. Gys ElsGys Elshttp://www.seester.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-72697442069315839082016-03-30T05:37:26.752-07:002016-03-30T05:37:26.752-07:00Rob Bell spent a whole year's blog on the topi...Rob Bell spent a whole year's blog on the topic "What is the Bible?" and I think it speaks to the type if thinking and questions you ask. I am a bit electronically handicapped, so can't refer you to the right site. I have it in Word, though. If you send me email, I am more that willing to forward. gels@mweb.co.za. Gys Elsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-57228926180258661362016-03-30T01:15:35.548-07:002016-03-30T01:15:35.548-07:00I found Richard Rohr's Everything Belongs help...I found Richard Rohr's Everything Belongs helped me when things shifted. Also Brian McLaren's semi-fictional trilogy A New Christian. All Blessing on your journey.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588962109632596054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-7589347537154210082016-03-30T01:12:51.656-07:002016-03-30T01:12:51.656-07:00Try Richard Rohr Everything Belongs that helped me...Try Richard Rohr Everything Belongs that helped me when things shifted. Also Brian McLarens semi fictional trilogy - New Christian. All blessingKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588962109632596054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-79856305254388371762016-03-29T12:05:59.778-07:002016-03-29T12:05:59.778-07:00Neither do I, Nan. Neither can I leave the Bible a...Neither do I, Nan. Neither can I leave the Bible alone.<br /><br />Have you come across Walsh's 'Conversations with God'? You don't need to agree with Walsh, but I agree with what he did, namely to have it out with God directly and see what God replies. Like Job! Diane Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035890901460593020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-84471923635025914932016-03-28T16:43:41.384-07:002016-03-28T16:43:41.384-07:00Thanks. A big problem I'm having is figuring o...Thanks. A big problem I'm having is figuring out how to know what God has said. I don't believe the Bible is inerrant. Or even inspired. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464946704733566772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-5757281820556393232016-03-28T15:11:12.240-07:002016-03-28T15:11:12.240-07:00Nan, I think faith requires a smidgen of doubt. It...Nan, I think faith requires a smidgen of doubt. It's trusting God's promises even when we don't feel sure that we can. I will hold you in my prayers. MartinMartin Josshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095320877254087829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407177693312776184.post-55787958522540166912016-03-28T11:25:36.717-07:002016-03-28T11:25:36.717-07:00Thanks for this. I'm in the midst of a faith s...Thanks for this. I'm in the midst of a faith shift, and it is very hard to go from a fundamentalist Christian view to whatever else there is. I'm sure something happened back then, more than just a criminal dying on a cross. Something big. I'm not sure what. But this helps. Geez, I *want* to know it all for sure, like I used to. Rats.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464946704733566772noreply@blogger.com