tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post2619372419176981922..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Neo-Platonism and the Early Churchbionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-61368824920373624972019-11-22T17:01:46.062-08:002019-11-22T17:01:46.062-08:00You have no understanding of the history of philos...You have no understanding of the history of philosophy.<br /><br />Philosophers who didn't consider the Fall claimed that God as described in the Bible couldn't exist because of all the evil in the world. These philosophers were atheist and were justifying their atheism and the push to secularize society. The evil is there if you observe nature. It doesn't take faith. It just takes sight.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-76883143252999597612019-11-22T10:21:10.121-08:002019-11-22T10:21:10.121-08:00RMB, it is one of those periods where the real wor...RMB, it is one of those periods where the real world is overwhelming bionic's world. I don't really see an end in sight until the new year - albeit I am sure I will write occasionally between now and then.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-34134500210527464192019-11-22T08:21:43.125-08:002019-11-22T08:21:43.125-08:00Hope you are okay Mosquito. Maybe you are enjoyin...Hope you are okay Mosquito. Maybe you are enjoying an extended Thanksgiving. But the break in articles is irregular for you.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-15690628703904761632019-11-21T11:27:46.657-08:002019-11-21T11:27:46.657-08:00"Genesis 1-3 is key to understanding the Fall..."Genesis 1-3 is key to understanding the Fall and sin which distorts drastically any picture of God or man we get from observing nature."<br /><br />Translation: If you just look at reality, you will not take the proper dim view of humans and their inborn evil. Those ugly views require a good grounding in religious faith.<br /><br />Agreed.John Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826480541002960583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-59021746897897641102019-11-21T07:05:39.608-08:002019-11-21T07:05:39.608-08:00Apart from divine revelation there is very little ...Apart from divine revelation there is very little one can learn about God and the proper worship of him. For sure, there are things that can be understood from observation of human nature and creation, Romans 1.<br /><br />But starting with nature and creation will cause you to also come up with some incorrect views of man and God. Genesis 1-3 is key to understanding the Fall and sin which distorts drastically any picture of God or man we get from observing nature.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-89563296841377089012019-11-20T18:03:43.228-08:002019-11-20T18:03:43.228-08:00Woody, Holmes was summarizing Justin Martyr. If I...Woody, Holmes was summarizing Justin Martyr. If I recall correctly, Holmes did not agree with this view.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-41300554677460219582019-11-18T07:08:04.136-08:002019-11-18T07:08:04.136-08:00Mr. Holmes wrote: "... from every point of vi...Mr. Holmes wrote: "... from every point of view it must be seen that in no other way than only from the prophets who teach us by divine inspiration is it at all possible to learn anything about God and true religion ..."<br /><br />As you may have already summarized, Bionic, this heretic must disagree with this statement. I would bring your attention to the many scriptural instances where the prophets themselves teach that men can receive revelation for themselves and thereby learn about God and "True Religion" - how else would you be sure that a man was an actual prophet except it was revealed to you? Further, it's a rare occurrence in the scriptures that a prophet arises through selection by another prophet - how did some random guy become a prophet if not through revelation to him directly from God?<br /><br />We must, at all times, expect to find fragments of truth among people who are not Christians. We should, therefore, humble ourselves or, in other words, lower our pride and learn from non-Christian sources - after all, the scriptures teach us that the logos or, in other words, the light of Christ is given to every man that he may judge good from evil. As Christians, we should never assume that we are in possession of all the truth.Woody Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174366266746908252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-488824745319613522019-11-16T20:20:53.755-08:002019-11-16T20:20:53.755-08:00Keep up the good work BM. This is a grand journey...Keep up the good work BM. This is a grand journey you are taking us all on.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.com