tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post6772591359022549225..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One BeforeDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-85492162517550096122017-10-02T05:10:08.466-04:002017-10-02T05:10:08.466-04:00What I had in mind in writing the piece (and what ...What I had in mind in writing the piece (and what I think the Lord had in mind when he said "Have you not read") is not so much Greek dictionaries and commentaries but simply familiarity with the scriptures. I don't think it's a stretch for Christians today to make regular reading of the Bible a part of their daily walk with Christ.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-7921805449057071212017-10-01T23:31:03.569-04:002017-10-01T23:31:03.569-04:00True, IC, that other stuff is important to them (a...True, IC, that other stuff is important to them (and to me and you of course as well). But how people (I as well) compartmentalize their lives is of course dependent on numerous factors that are mostly related to your background and interests in life as well as gifts (talents), abilities, temperament, genetics, etc.. By no means can one infer that if a person believing in Christ has a divergent approach from yours in assimilating and dealing with information that they are doing it deliberately or ignorantly to "produce bad fruit". More likely, they have different scales of importance because of all these differences that exist between peoples. So, they do not surround themselves with Greek dictionaries and texts to explore early biblical writings and their various nuances and interpretations. Rather, they have discovered that there are interested people who don't mind doing that and who share the fruits of their labor (for free :-) and from whom you can actually learn something. Most likely they then distill what is useful to them and go on with their lives without fretting too much about the fine nuances. This does not mean that they do not understand the important headlines concerning what direction their lives should take to ensure their eternal satisfaction and happiness. They just may use a different type of comb not as fine toothed as others do. In other words there will always be some who live more in a trailer or various other environments instead of in an ivory tower and who would not consider themselves off worst for that and will still think of themselves as abiding in the truth.<br />Qmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-70388140772293687822017-10-01T17:06:59.156-04:002017-10-01T17:06:59.156-04:00I think people always have time for what's mos...I think people always have time for what's most important to them. In fact, that's ALL they ever really make time for. The less important stuff, well, that just gets shunted aside by the stuff they consider really important.<br /><br />So what, to them, is "important"? Taking care of their own bodily needs, getting enough sleep, getting to work, making money, some time with the kids, vacations, Netflix, sports, Facebook updates, tweeting, reading the newspaper online, etc...for all those things, they always have more than enough time. They do them every day.<br /><br />Basically, that says that people who don't read their Bibles and think carefully about the guidance it gives them, and what it implies, really think that they can get along fine without doing that, and all this other stuff is just more important to them. <br /><br />And I think that's what they actually believe. They're wrong, of course, but I don't doubt that that is what they believe. "By their fruits you shall know them."Immanuel Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580529966007662214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-4421058743488530702017-10-01T12:16:10.134-04:002017-10-01T12:16:10.134-04:00You're right: it may not stop me. ;)You're right: it may not stop me. ;)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-62326047592850788202017-10-01T11:23:14.916-04:002017-10-01T11:23:14.916-04:00This may not stop you but perhaps cause you to rec...This may not stop you but perhaps cause you to reconsider a bit. Most people do not have the time, interest and/or inclination (or pedantry ^_~ ) to do what you are suggesting here. Scramble, scramble, what the heck was that principle again that could trump and replace what I am about to consider doing? Is it on page 8475 or page 634 of the Old Testament and am I getting this right? And, oh my goodness, last week I accidentally deleted the copy of the Bible I had on my cell phone. So, what I was taught (and continue to practice) is doing a nightly ( or at least a couple of times a week) examination of conscience. Hopefully that is based on the current status of your knowledge concerning items and issues you have to deal with in your life and disposes you to do the necessary tweaking. <br />Qmannoreply@blogger.com