tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post8846529169860480744..comments2023-06-15T09:41:19.355-05:00Comments on NT/History Blog: Knowing Jesus... through History??Bill Heromanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-62101732214571985702011-12-31T14:27:24.233-06:002011-12-31T14:27:24.233-06:00thanks for the article,
i just want to comment o...thanks for the article, <br /><br />i just want to comment on something you said:<br /><br />the article said, "If all you have is what's written on paper, you'd better not let anything challenge whatever you've already built up."<br /><br />I would say we have to test what we know about Christ to what is revealed about Him in scripture. Otherwise if i base who Christ is on my feelings, i could be wrong. <br /><br />All our knowledge of Christ isn't gong to run contrary to Christ revealed in the Bible.knowing Jesushttp://www.knowing-jesus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-10986944761101244652010-04-27T16:59:37.953-05:002010-04-27T16:59:37.953-05:00indeed! ;-)indeed! ;-)brianhttp://sunestauromai.wordpress.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-81974046094677685402010-04-26T18:20:57.279-05:002010-04-26T18:20:57.279-05:00I think we agree on all that, David. Note that I ...I think we agree on all that, David. Note that I tried to ward off the impression that my goal was to judge the presenter. (On the basis of one phrase? As if I could.)<br /><br />What confuses me is trying to figure out what Hays was really talking about.<br /><br />What drives me is trying to figure out why the traditional mindset seems to be so inherently anti-historical.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-53807657121860836242010-04-26T17:54:09.712-05:002010-04-26T17:54:09.712-05:00Bill, I understand what you're saying. I have...Bill, I understand what you're saying. I have said the same in a post called "Christ the Center" where I discuss the difference in Christ-centered vs. Bible-centered Christians. <br /><br />However, I am presently seeing that it is possible to learn "about" Jesus in a way that is in keeping with "knowing" the indwelling Christ. It's the same Christ. It depends on the heart of the seeker. I am learning that we should guard our hearts against trying to judge who is really knowing Jesus.<br /><br />We need to be careful we don't swing out of biblical studies to a mystical expression of Christ that is disconnected from the Jesus of the Scriptures. I don't believe we should prop one up against the other. They need each other.<br /><br />In short: it's a false dichotomy. It is possible to learn "about" Jesus in a way that is in keeping with "knowing" Jesus in the spirit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com