Comments on: BHT Meme

By: rey

rey — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:31:23 +0000

Christians (myself not excluded) like soap boxes and sometimes I know I can get carried away. Constant struggle sort of thing and I guess some moderate muslims would call it my internal jihad. Well, we didn’t fight and I’m happy when Christians can agree to disagree and still acknowledge that both have been saved by God.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:26:46 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, you’ve thought this through very well. I’m tring to get better at “discussing” these things with other Christians instead of getting up on a soap box, as is often my wont. I’ll say I disagree with you about John 6, but I’ve come to agree with James and C.S. Lewis that contention between Christians is a terrible and destructive thing; one of Satan’s delights. So thanks again, and I hope I’ve behaved well. :)

By: rey

rey — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:25:03 +0000

Oh, don’t worry; I usually don’t take things as an argument launcher especially since as a solid Heretic I’m always right. Heh.

My short answer would be that John 6′s context is different. If it needs unpacking here goes:

The John 6 discussion to be specific to the context of 1) having a meal of real fish and bread 2) the people wanting that continued food 3) Jesus pointing out the uselessness of the physical food by using a historic example where 4) people were miraculously given food 5) so Jesus points out that the only thing that can satisfy the true need of man (not the physical need) is the Bread of Life from Heaven

By: Darrell

Darrell — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:40:26 +0000

Just a couple of things, and I’m asking purely out of curiosity and NOT trying to start a big argument! ;) I’ve asked these kinds of questions with ulterior motives in the past, but not this time.

How do you reconcile John 6 with your beliefs about communion?

That’s really the only response where I had an immediate reaction of disagreement.