Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ide!timh@sun.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Sorry folks, it's NOT all relative. Message-ID: Date: 1 Oct 90 00:32:19 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: IDE, San Francisco Lines: 36 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu obviously, the original rhetorical question i asked about what position the Christian was in, when confronted by someone claiming that what Jesus said was not the literal truth, was extraordinarily misinterpreted! all i was saying was this: the Christian believes Jesus Christ is the Only Son of God, the Messiah, and that what He has said is Truth. when a Christian comes in contact with someone who denies this, the Christian's response must be dictated by his faith - *in other words*, the honest Christian must oppose (in a manner suitable to the particular situation) the statement(s) of those who deny the Divinity of Christ. Christians are called to not just be meek and mild sheep, we are called to be bold defenders of the faith! the Apostle Paul is a prime example: he had both a soft, caring heart for the Gentiles, and also was a bril- liant thinker and debater, who boldly took on those who propounded legalism, and other perversions of the Gospel. (the formal term is called "Apologetics".) in a more modern vein, C.S. Lewis was a great apologist for the Christian faith, outstandingly presented in his works (just to name a few) "Mere Christianity", and "The Case for Christianity". Josh McDowell is also another fantastic contemporary apologist for the faith, having written "Evidence that demands a Verdict", as well as his small paperback "More than a Carpenter". with the likes of these bold, brilliant men propounding the faith, who can say with conviction that Christians who make no compromise with the world are intellectual fools? --- -- Tim | ARPA: timh@ide.com Hoogasian | UUCP: sun!ide!timh (415) 543-0900 =============================================================================== #define DISCLAIMER "Are you nuts? I don't represent anyone, let alone myself!" ===============================================================================