About the time Bishop Griswold was pulling the wool over some very dear friends' eyes with all that muck about transparency that evolves into a more diverse apprehension of God (2000?), I decided to just go bananas and read Teilhard de Chardin's "Christianity and Evolution". It did for me what this book is doing for us all (through the lens of these wonderful reviews). It is so helpful when we can see people clearly saying the heresy they mean.
I enjoyed listening to the podcast discussion of this book. As you answered the questions of the host, your answers resonated with me, because you often touched on thoughts I have had but are in a more formative stage of development. By listening to your well thought out reasoning
Thank you for the great review! I am saddened by the shallowness of men who are held up as Bible “scholars”! God required child sacrifice and then “changed his mind”?!?
This horrible practice never entered His mind! Jeremiah 32:35
Good review. Almost as soon I started reading your description of the book I thought "It seems as if they are using the idea of 'mercy' as a pre-existing standard that is separate from God and to which he must submit, but where does that come from and why should we accept it?" Then as I read on, you addressed these very things. It would seem that their entire project is a giant instance of self-contradictory question begging.
Anyway, sin is still sin, but because if Jesus blood, the Holy Spirit poured out on many, salt and light, perhaps GOD is being more patient again; but we go wrong if we think it means sin is now okay. This is not what the Word or Christ said! John 1:14-17; 8:1-11, 31-32; Romans 5:1-2, 6-8, 18; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 6:1, 5-11, etc.
We all probably sin every day, but thought, word, deed are covered. When we realize grace for ourselves, gets us to more truth, we want others to find grace, truth, get freed too.
When we realize GOD’s mercy, we must realize it applies to sin and sinfulness. I have heard Godly mercy is “not getting what we deserve”. This is because sin is sin, and Jesus died for it.
Are they saying Jesus is more patient?
I’m not sure He is more patient. He was very patient with Cain. But He showed the problem with only patience, resulting in needing The Flood.
God does change His mind, but also “never changes”. I think it seems He does, but it really is a revealing of more facets of His character.
Does He say in the NT sin is no longer sin? No!
He does say to agape love and be gracious to sinners however. I think some Christians go back to the OT about this (despisingvreprobstes)
Wow. The book is even worse and more vapid than I expected.
Again, thanks for reading bad books so we don’t have to.
About the time Bishop Griswold was pulling the wool over some very dear friends' eyes with all that muck about transparency that evolves into a more diverse apprehension of God (2000?), I decided to just go bananas and read Teilhard de Chardin's "Christianity and Evolution". It did for me what this book is doing for us all (through the lens of these wonderful reviews). It is so helpful when we can see people clearly saying the heresy they mean.
Great article, Anne!!
I enjoyed listening to the podcast discussion of this book. As you answered the questions of the host, your answers resonated with me, because you often touched on thoughts I have had but are in a more formative stage of development. By listening to your well thought out reasoning
I was encouraged that I was on the right path.
Many thanks.
Thank you for the great review! I am saddened by the shallowness of men who are held up as Bible “scholars”! God required child sacrifice and then “changed his mind”?!?
This horrible practice never entered His mind! Jeremiah 32:35
Thanks for posting!
Incidentally, I was at the MET yesterday and I believe saw this painting & collection while I breezed through.
Wonder what the real reason is behind this "change" in thinking. There has to be a personal motivation for the elder to abandon orthodoxy.
Good review. Almost as soon I started reading your description of the book I thought "It seems as if they are using the idea of 'mercy' as a pre-existing standard that is separate from God and to which he must submit, but where does that come from and why should we accept it?" Then as I read on, you addressed these very things. It would seem that their entire project is a giant instance of self-contradictory question begging.
I was not finished.)
Anyway, sin is still sin, but because if Jesus blood, the Holy Spirit poured out on many, salt and light, perhaps GOD is being more patient again; but we go wrong if we think it means sin is now okay. This is not what the Word or Christ said! John 1:14-17; 8:1-11, 31-32; Romans 5:1-2, 6-8, 18; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 6:1, 5-11, etc.
We all probably sin every day, but thought, word, deed are covered. When we realize grace for ourselves, gets us to more truth, we want others to find grace, truth, get freed too.
Thanks for this.
When we realize GOD’s mercy, we must realize it applies to sin and sinfulness. I have heard Godly mercy is “not getting what we deserve”. This is because sin is sin, and Jesus died for it.
Are they saying Jesus is more patient?
I’m not sure He is more patient. He was very patient with Cain. But He showed the problem with only patience, resulting in needing The Flood.
God does change His mind, but also “never changes”. I think it seems He does, but it really is a revealing of more facets of His character.
Does He say in the NT sin is no longer sin? No!
He does say to agape love and be gracious to sinners however. I think some Christians go back to the OT about this (despisingvreprobstes)