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ZNPaaneah · 04-17-2012, 04:32 PM

From the article: "let's begin with Sullivan's frustration with theology, or as he put it, "theological doctrines of immense complexity." He's an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, and deeply angry about 'doctrines' about Jesus' incarnation or divinity, which he says are 'supernatural claims that, fused with politics and power, gave successive generations wars, inquisitions, pogroms, reformations, and counterreformations.'"

Common response, if something is hard let's not do it. In football I was taught "to fight the pressure". If the other team is pushing you one way that is not the way you want to go.

Likewise we have touched on complex doctrines like: Ground of the Church; MOTA; and deputy authority. What is the benefit of understanding the intricacies and fallacies and perhaps even deceit hidden in these? I believe that one goal of this age is to prepare a "man child" who will exercise the Lord's authority on Earth. In order to do that you must be trained in all of the lies and deceits of the evil one. So unless you can overcome the ways in which power, politics and theology have been interwoven in the past how could you possibly be prepared to reign in the next age?

04-17-2012, 04:32 PM	#7
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: Everyone Interested in The Church Should Read This From the article: "let's begin with Sullivan's frustration with theology, or as he put it, "theological doctrines of immense complexity." He's an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, and deeply angry about 'doctrines' about Jesus' incarnation or divinity, which he says are 'supernatural claims that, fused with politics and power, gave successive generations wars, inquisitions, pogroms, reformations, and counterreformations.'" Common response, if something is hard let's not do it. In football I was taught "to fight the pressure". If the other team is pushing you one way that is not the way you want to go. Likewise we have touched on complex doctrines like: Ground of the Church; MOTA; and deputy authority. What is the benefit of understanding the intricacies and fallacies and perhaps even deceit hidden in these? I believe that one goal of this age is to prepare a "man child" who will exercise the Lord's authority on Earth. In order to do that you must be trained in all of the lies and deceits of the evil one. So unless you can overcome the ways in which power, politics and theology have been interwoven in the past how could you possibly be prepared to reign in the next age?