Comments on: Signs for the world… and food for believers. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/ Bleak Theology: Hopeful Science Tue, 09 May 2017 04:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.4 By: Will S. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:31:20 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-286 Ah, okay; for a while, though, as you well know, he was away; good to see him posting again.

]]> By: will https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:40:26 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-285 Thanks and since I visit dalrock daily I never miss any of his posts.

]]> By: Will S. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:23:43 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-284 See also his latest:

http://dalrock.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/christians-washing-their-hands-of-sexual-morality/

]]> By: will https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:30:14 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-283 The female rationalisation hamster is especially prone to this for example:
http://dalrock.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/from-cornerstone-to-stepping-stone-the-mainstream-christian-view-of-marriage/
http://dalrock.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/the-women-at-christianforums-are-outraged/

I must be true to my self cos the holy spirit said so
/sarcasm

]]> By: Will S. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:16:24 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-281 Exactly.

]]> By: Chris https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:20:17 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-280 One has to stick closely to the text. And this is where we can easily gloss things. Consider for a second usury or divorce. The reformers could have stuck to the RC rules — they are logical, and lead to less difficulty. But they could not justify them from scripture.

And, knowing that allowing some liberty could lead to a casuistic extension of reasons (for usury, or divorce) they followed the plain meaning of the verses and did not gloss them.

]]> By: Will S. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:30:53 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-279 And not just in doctrine, but manner of worship / preaching, avoiding both anarchy and inflexible rigidity…

]]> By: Will S. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/03/signs-for-the-world-and-food-for-believers/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:29:55 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=129#comment-278 Balance indeed needs to be struck, avoiding both antinomianism and legalism, in worship and preaching…

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