I've been engaged in some interesting debates in recent days and a few times I've come across the comment... "Ah, but who was it who said 'Did God really say...?' - making reference to the snake in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3.1) as a way of shutting off discussion and sidestepping the other person's question.
I hope most readers agree that this is a very inappropriate tactic to use. It can be taken to imply that your opponent is evil, or indeed that all enquiry into the truth of God is inherantly evil. But the Bible clearly teaches us to love God with all our mind and also promises that the Holy Spirit will guide the followers of Jesus into all truth (John 16.13). So let's keep asking the tough questiona and seeking God's truth, in loving fellowship with our fellow-seekers and praying for the Holy Spirit's guidance.
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Andrew, Tried posting a comment but may not hve gone thru so trying again!
ReplyDeleteTwo clear mandates to enquire, debate, listen, learn, and share if they are to be fulfilled.
Paul....and the blessing of the Lord....fill your minds and hearts with the Love AND KNOWLEDGE of...
Isaiah: and the world will be as full of knowledge of the Lord, as the seas are full of water. michael
Thanks Michael. I think the necessity to be drawn into the truth by the Holy Spirit is clear in Paul and John - also perhaps implied in your Isaiah verse. The problem comes when people think they already have a complete and airtight theological system, so they stop listening to the Spirit.
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew....absolutely...hence the importance of listening!Michael
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