tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post3115989567328030539..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: SeriousKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-37067711752102830712012-09-26T18:15:22.525-07:002012-09-26T18:15:22.525-07:00For anyone reading,
Another one of the comments o...For anyone reading,<br /><br />Another one of the comments on that blog site was: "There is also a distinction between being good at, say, Greek, and being a thoughtful human being." This would be the typical statement made in a big branch of fundamentalism, that is, poo-pooing or diminishing the massive amounts of work someone does to become skilled or prepared to exegete or preach by learning the original language of the New Testament. That is in a moment, an instant, just flushed or put aside by someone, who doesn't want the hard work to be defined as serious. If you can do that to years of labor to become skilled, you are going to reproduce a lack of seriousness, in fact. You'll get guys just reading commentaries and regurgitating what someone else said, rather than studying it on their own, like what I call 'making it from scratch, rather than mix.'<br /><br />People who just slough off someone's efforts in the original languages says something about their seriousness. It's like hearing someone say that he spent 10 years of lessons on the piano or the violin and then saying, well, someone might be good at violin or piano, but that doesn't mean he's a thoughtful musician. Ooookaay. Nice.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-84323627438657698582012-09-26T15:13:00.791-07:002012-09-26T15:13:00.791-07:00Joshua,
Have a nice hunting trip -- wildebeest or...Joshua,<br /><br />Have a nice hunting trip -- wildebeest or dingoes or crocodiles --whatever.<br /><br />Thanks.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-89249227852190560712012-09-26T13:09:58.363-07:002012-09-26T13:09:58.363-07:00According to that crowd, serious is having thought...According to that crowd, serious is having thought long, soberly and hard about the current situation, and then arriving at precisely the same conclusion. Miss it by a hair, and you're part of the problem. <br /><br />It's also appears to operate like charity - it covers a multitude of sins. When your primary interest is the sins of others, this is very useful.<br /><br />Pastor Webb - the monument has to be seen to be believed. It's like the Grand Canyon. Everyone tells you how big it is, but nothing quite prepares you for the breathtaking sight. Joshuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-64849922707291565042012-09-26T11:27:47.688-07:002012-09-26T11:27:47.688-07:00Hi,
This guy sees me as unserious because I don&#...Hi,<br /><br />This guy sees me as unserious because I don't know enough. He wouldn't base it on feeling either. Generally he doesn't think other people are as serious as him on almost anything.<br /><br />Another commenter said that my positions are less than 100 years old and described my preaching as "pulpit poundin'," which would indicate how little he really knows. I emailed him privately and I asked him for examples, but he treated that about the same as the other guy. They have made their accusations and they're stickin' with it. Ironic.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-85103197817264142242012-09-26T06:18:33.348-07:002012-09-26T06:18:33.348-07:00Brother Brandenburg,
I don't know who made tha...Brother Brandenburg,<br />I don't know who made that comment about you not being serious. I would guess that what he meant is that you do not take his/their arguments seriously. He would provide popular opinion rather than exegesis, so you would not take him seriously. He would be unwilling to examine historical evidence, so you would not take him seriously. He would be more impressed with how people today FEEL about dress rather than examining what Christians, preachers, and commentaries have said and where they have stood on the issue of dress, so you would not take him/them seriously. How could you be serious if you are not willing to bow down at the monument of his/their intellect and opinions but look for yourself at what the Bible says and how Christians have understood what the Bible says? Keeping their own positions on modesty is too important to let you into the argument. Gary Webbnoreply@blogger.com