Mike Cleland had difficulty posting his comment - he asked that I post it for him. THANKS for the good word, Mike! .....
Really enjoyed reading your thoughts today! I remember well the strong charismatic vs anticharismatic factions/denominations. At one time I lived on the same street as Church on the Way (Hayford) and Grace Community (McArthur). What could be more different!
But it all was about whether God still speaks (revelation) or whether God stopped speaking at the last apostle. “But when the perfect comes”. I had forgotten that bit of (mis) interpretation! As you say, people still get it wrong when we confuse revelation with inspiration.
In any case, that passage in Corinthians has been on my mind a lot lately. I am seeing it more in terms of Christian maturity. “When I was a child” means immaturity, milk-not solid food. The “glass” is dark. But God wants us to move forward so that we mature even on this side of heaven-we can see ourselves clearly now if we take the scripture and natural revelation seriously and not get sidetracked listening to weird preachers!
Even now. We don’t have to wait till heaven 😊
Thanks again for some theological stimulation in the midst of my tech morning
Hi Ken...have you looked at "Silence," by Robert Sardello....it's been a huge help in recent days, hovering between worry and escape...What I most loved in this substack is Grandma did the teaching...that's a thru-line toward reality if I've ever read one. One thing we know for sure, the Exvangelicals have nothing to do with the religion of Jesus...Howard Thurman is spinning in his grave. Those are all the words I've got today!
Mike Cleland had difficulty posting his comment - he asked that I post it for him. THANKS for the good word, Mike! .....
Really enjoyed reading your thoughts today! I remember well the strong charismatic vs anticharismatic factions/denominations. At one time I lived on the same street as Church on the Way (Hayford) and Grace Community (McArthur). What could be more different!
But it all was about whether God still speaks (revelation) or whether God stopped speaking at the last apostle. “But when the perfect comes”. I had forgotten that bit of (mis) interpretation! As you say, people still get it wrong when we confuse revelation with inspiration.
In any case, that passage in Corinthians has been on my mind a lot lately. I am seeing it more in terms of Christian maturity. “When I was a child” means immaturity, milk-not solid food. The “glass” is dark. But God wants us to move forward so that we mature even on this side of heaven-we can see ourselves clearly now if we take the scripture and natural revelation seriously and not get sidetracked listening to weird preachers!
Even now. We don’t have to wait till heaven 😊
Thanks again for some theological stimulation in the midst of my tech morning
Hi Ken...have you looked at "Silence," by Robert Sardello....it's been a huge help in recent days, hovering between worry and escape...What I most loved in this substack is Grandma did the teaching...that's a thru-line toward reality if I've ever read one. One thing we know for sure, the Exvangelicals have nothing to do with the religion of Jesus...Howard Thurman is spinning in his grave. Those are all the words I've got today!