Genesis 2:19

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>BRIAN

>What topic will you tackle next, Mr. Carter? I for one am interested in the

>specific question of how if the worldwide Flood didn't happen how the Bible

>can be inerrant, and as a general topic how a book with errors (such as the

>previous) can be considered inerrant, and how that text can then be

>distinguished from other obviously errant texts like, say, the Book of

>Mormon or the Koran (my apologies to those that consider those books to be

>inerrant).


CARTER
I've already stated my position on this in the "Shaking Matt Bell's Faith"
post.

POOBAH
No you didn't; you stated you didn't want to deal with the flood, you
haven't answered the question of how a text with errors can be inerrant, a
statement you made a couple of weeks back.


>BRIAN

>Dates for the plague would be another good one


CARTER
This would involve me in a very long and lengthly topic that we would get
nowhere on, and I do not have the time or the resources to debate this one.

POOBAH
A date is all "Elf" asked for. Surely you should be able to look that up
quickly, if that information isn't readily available, can you please explain
why?


>BRIAN

>a rational harmonization of

>the contradictions found in Matthew over whether only Christians can cast

>out demons in Jesus name or not would be another


CARTER
This sounds interesting, I probably have lost the original post however.
Cite the verses and I'll get on it.

POOBAH
I privately forwarded you the message from earlier this week.


>BRIAN

>the a priori criteria you

>use to determine which NT commands are applicable to all Christians and

>which were directed to specific individuals or groups would be yet another.


CARTER
The witness of the Holy Spirit would be one, but unbelievers usually have a
hard time with that. However, the main criteria would be simple CONTEXT and
COMMON SENSE. You'll notice that Till has totally tucked his tail and ran
from my challenge to prove the universal application of Christ's command to
the rich man. So until someone can rationally demonstrate where I am wrong
in my exegesis, I will not address this topic.

POOBAH
Forgive me for being stupid, but define CONTEXT & COMMON SENSE. Please also
explain to me how different groups of Christians then look at the same
CONTEXT with presumably the same COMMON SENSE and come up with a different
list of which commands are important and which are not (women clergy, closed
communion, infant baptism, etc.).

For example, explain to me why the "great commission" which is directed
specifically at the disciples is meant as a command for all Christians, yet
commands like "it is easier for a camel to thread the eye of a needle than
for a (not this) rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven" is directed
specifically at an individual.

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