Comments on: The Bible Is About God, Not Us… http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: <![CDATA[Aaron Jackson]]> http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:22:32 +0000 http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/#comment-180 Perhaps, but without as much intention of being so perhaps? Either way, I think a balance is required...which is what I was getting at. Perhaps, but without as much intention of being so perhaps? Either way, I think a balance is required…which is what I was getting at.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Anthony Martin]]> http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:16:16 +0000 http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/#comment-179 Ok, yes, my response is slippery. But when someone says they read Genesis literally, aren't they being slippery too? Ok, yes, my response is slippery. But when someone says they read Genesis literally, aren’t they being slippery too?

]]> By: <![CDATA[Aaron Jackson]]> http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:28:10 +0000 http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/#comment-177 I agree with the point you are trying to make, but at the same time I do think it is important that we have some idea of what we "mean by that" or we are in danger of pulling a Clinton. "Well, it depends on what 'is' means." That being said, I think the tendency of ultra-conservative Christians to try to explain every detail of history as explained in Genesis, and every detail of future events as explained in The Revelation is problematic at best. I agree with the point you are trying to make, but at the same time I do think it is important that we have some idea of what we “mean by that” or we are in danger of pulling a Clinton. “Well, it depends on what ‘is’ means.”

That being said, I think the tendency of ultra-conservative Christians to try to explain every detail of history as explained in Genesis, and every detail of future events as explained in The Revelation is problematic at best.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Anthony Martin]]> http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:41:18 +0000 http://www.highcaliberguns.com/2007/06/29/the-bible-is-about-god-not-us/#comment-178 In that very same sermon, Chandler also says the following: <blockquote>Trying to figure out God is like trying to catch fish in the Pacific Ocean with an inch of dental floss. You can get it wet, but that's about it. I think what happened was, in the 50's and 60's, there was a hard push towards liberalism, specifically liberal theology. And so conservatives took the pendulum and swung it all the way over to the right side, and they want to make believe that we've figured out God and have got Him down to some kind of mathematic science. And this text says He's so immense, so big, so mighty, time and time and time again our response is going to be “I don't know. Worship Him...I don't know. Praise Christ.”</blockquote> I think that this really captures what people like Ken Ham do. Sure, I think Genesis is true. But what do I mean by that? In as far as Jesus assures us it's true, it's true. But Ken Ham makes it the linchpin to the whole bible. I'm not sure if even Jesus did that. In that very same sermon, Chandler also says the following:

Trying to figure out God is like trying to catch fish in the Pacific Ocean with an inch of dental floss. You can get it wet, but that’s about it. I think what happened was, in the 50’s and 60’s, there was a hard push towards liberalism, specifically liberal theology. And so conservatives took the pendulum and swung it all the way over to the right side, and they want to make believe that we’ve figured out God and have got Him down to some kind of mathematic science. And this text says He’s so immense, so big, so mighty, time and time and time again our response is going to be “I don’t know. Worship Him…I don’t know. Praise Christ.”

I think that this really captures what people like Ken Ham do. Sure, I think Genesis is true. But what do I mean by that? In as far as Jesus assures us it’s true, it’s true. But Ken Ham makes it the linchpin to the whole bible. I’m not sure if even Jesus did that.

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