This is a title of a new book I am working my way through by CHristopher Hall. He also wrote another one called "Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers". The whole idea of these 2 books is to back to some of the earlier fathers in the faith (Justin Martyr, Augustine, Athanasius, etc.) to see what they thought and said and about crucial theological issues. What did they say about how Christ related to the Father? What is the Holy Spirit's purpose? What is the church and how is it to operate?
There is a danger in the church today of inventing theology (can you hear me all you Emerfing Church people??) How can we be so arrogant as to think that we, after 2000 years finally have discovered what Scripture says about such crucial issues?
Stay tuned for a trip through this book
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"What is the Holy Spirit's purpose?"
Wow! Its terrifying just to think about answering that question.
"There is a danger in the church today of inventing theology"
When you are ready to think about becoming Orthodox just say the word and I'll introduce you to my bishop.
"How can we be so arrogant as to think that we, after 2000 years finally have discovered what Scripture says about such crucial issues?"
Or after 1500 years?
"can you hear me all you Emerging Church people??"
I'm on friendly terms with the editor ar Thomas Nelso who is incharge of Bibles and referencebooks. He sent me some Emerging Church Bible "translations" (the Gospels, Acts, a colection of OT messianic passages) and it was just stupifying. First of all,it was arranged on the pages as a screen play and then the words were bizzare. Some of it seemed like heresy. Very strange. Very strange. I can't imagine anyone who loves Jesus actually writing it.
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