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Tusko
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Message 191 of 302 (248795)
10-04-2005 6:43 AM
Reply to: Message 190 by iano
10-04-2005 6:14 AM


Re: Religion and destruction of self-reliance
Legend could probably answer this much more eloquently than I could, but I felt compelled to write something brief in response to your last post.
I'm prepared to accept the bible is either the inerrant word of God or it isn't (putting aside the rather confusing possibility that an inerrant bible has been diluted or otherwise corrupted either in its composition or translation).
I think Legend's point was that if you believe in an inerrant bible, then it would be very dangerous to put more emphasis on "faith" than "works" - because there is plenty of evidence in the bible to suggest that works is where its all at, so to speak. Legend doesn't have to believe that the bible is inerrant to draw your attention to what is in essence YOUR problem: how to reconsile contradictory biblical exhortions.
Cheerio,
Tusko x

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