tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post5073886588587934755..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.170-08:00Comments on Shuck and Jive: The Harm of Divine InspirationJohn Shuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-63387847251757730102007-02-22T09:58:00.000-08:002007-02-22T09:58:00.000-08:00A word regarding the confessions. For those not i...A word regarding the confessions. For those not in the club, C-67 refers to the Confession of 1967 of the Presbyterian Church (USA). There are eleven such confessions in the Book of Confessions. If you go to the right of this blog under "Everything Presbyterian" you can read the Book of Confesssions (BOC) on-line.<BR/><BR/>The Confession of 1967 was adopted in, you guessed it, 1967. It took over a decade to write, edit, vote, and adopt. <BR/><BR/>The Confessions in the PCUSA seek to reflect the church's views in a particular time. They are a compromise. <BR/><BR/>Some use the confessions as loyalty oaths and for them they serve a disciplinary function. <BR/><BR/>Others use them as guidelines and signposts for the church's faith and serve a teaching function.<BR/><BR/>While theologian Jack Rogers wouldn't agree with everything I say and vice versa, I did like the image he used for the confessions. He said they can either be a birdcage (keeping us trapped) or a birdbath (a place to land for refreshment before going on our journey). <BR/><BR/>I'll take the birdbath.John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-61207436156073083702007-02-22T06:32:00.000-08:002007-02-22T06:32:00.000-08:00Thanks, John. I really liked the essay a lot. I ...Thanks, John. I really liked the essay a lot. I especially loved his comment about the notion that God is a cranky theology professor. I think that summarizes in a nutshell what is so wrong with a certain brand of Christian thinking.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-61579902446190346702007-02-22T03:11:00.000-08:002007-02-22T03:11:00.000-08:00How do you understand C-67's claim that the Bible ...How do you understand C-67's claim that the Bible was "given under the guidance of the Holy Spirit"? If the Scriptures are "unique and authoritative" then what makes them so?Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-49423595589769503752007-02-21T19:56:00.000-08:002007-02-21T19:56:00.000-08:00Hi Seeker,Be curious what you think of that essay....Hi Seeker,<BR/><BR/>Be curious what you think of that essay. I very much enjoyed your latest post on insiders and outsiders.<BR/><BR/>Thanks C,<BR/><BR/>I, too, find I Corinthians 13 a beautiful piece of writing. I also find portions of Job elegant as well as the Sermon on the Mount and many other selections in the Bible. I also find Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Shakespeare's plays moving and insightful. But why suggest that human beings from our own creativity are not capable of writing these things? Why postulate that a supernatural force is responsible?John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-11046036794231000092007-02-21T17:32:00.000-08:002007-02-21T17:32:00.000-08:001 Corinthians 13 is clearly inspired by the Holy S...1 Corinthians 13 is clearly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Its beauty and its ability to reach so many people across millenia are so brilliant that Paul must have had some help. Is this mere sentimental belief? No. It is recognizing that God is active and gives a damn about us earthlings after all. Is God's fingerprints only on trees, or is God's grace so brazen that even our very words may have a more-than-human origin? While affirming that God's fingerprints are on trees (and the beautiful mountains that I live on), I also affirm that God can and does inspire human activities, even our writing.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503120317139858666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-42302946662403170312007-02-21T15:54:00.000-08:002007-02-21T15:54:00.000-08:00Thanks for the pointer to that essay.Thanks for the pointer to that essay.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.com