Lazy Agnostic
March 25th 2003, 05:01 PM
Below is an opinion I posted on page 5 in the OVT hread in Liberal Arts. It was edited out of there due to the rules, so I thought I'd post it here.
Today @ 03:24 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=44779#post44779)
Lazy Agnostic:
You know, it's just this type of discussion which makes Christianity seem like such an exercise-in-ego.
"The Holy Spirit is leading me this way..."
"That's a good point, but I feel God means this when He said..."
"I've studied this at seminary and I have degrees from that institution..."
"I've had supper many times with this noted theologian..."
"I've been appointed by godly people to head up that organisation [so keep in mind my thinking on the topic ]..."
"Jesus knew this...Jesus set aside His divinity, so He opted to not know that..."
"Well, that's what Scripture says...but it really means this..."
None of those quotes appeared in the thread; they are my perception of the type of assertions and conjecture I see rampant in discussions by those who claim divine anointing.
To me they are covert excuses to avoid doing what Jesus taught: Don't waste time being smitten by pontificating egg-heads. Gently push aside your ego and do noble things for the Poor, the Sick, and the Stupid.
All else is merely commentary by people who just love to hear themselves talk.
That's why they whacked him
Today @ 03:24 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=44779#post44779)
Lazy Agnostic:
You know, it's just this type of discussion which makes Christianity seem like such an exercise-in-ego.
"The Holy Spirit is leading me this way..."
"That's a good point, but I feel God means this when He said..."
"I've studied this at seminary and I have degrees from that institution..."
"I've had supper many times with this noted theologian..."
"I've been appointed by godly people to head up that organisation [so keep in mind my thinking on the topic ]..."
"Jesus knew this...Jesus set aside His divinity, so He opted to not know that..."
"Well, that's what Scripture says...but it really means this..."
None of those quotes appeared in the thread; they are my perception of the type of assertions and conjecture I see rampant in discussions by those who claim divine anointing.
To me they are covert excuses to avoid doing what Jesus taught: Don't waste time being smitten by pontificating egg-heads. Gently push aside your ego and do noble things for the Poor, the Sick, and the Stupid.
All else is merely commentary by people who just love to hear themselves talk.
That's why they whacked him