tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post115531395426043049..comments2024-03-27T20:28:38.015-04:00Comments on Reasonable Christian: Pannenberg's Critique of Barth's Appeal to ParadoxCharlie J. Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-23409682000937178472010-03-12T09:24:28.069-05:002010-03-12T09:24:28.069-05:00Relationships are defined by truth and proposition...Relationships are defined by truth and propositions, which in turn are understood through reason. Appealing to relationships as a way of throwing out reason and propositional truth is just relativism, liberalism, and agnosticism.Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-34104221699869470322010-03-12T08:41:18.448-05:002010-03-12T08:41:18.448-05:00Hiding behind the incomprehensibility of God to de...Hiding behind the incomprehensibility of God to deny the propositional truth of Scripture is a cop out.Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-1155641486791749302006-08-15T07:31:00.000-04:002006-08-15T07:31:00.000-04:00I think behind all the double talk you really thin...I think behind all the double talk you really think you're right, Marshall. :) I may doubt your salvation, being the good fundamentalist I am, but it is entertaining to hear that CPE line of questioning again. "Where is God in all of this for you?" It's about as precise as a sawed off shotgun. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think the Anglican Communion Network is as bad as the church they are Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-1155607289417082542006-08-14T22:01:00.000-04:002006-08-14T22:01:00.000-04:00Charlie, I must admit I'm somewhat flattered that ...Charlie, I must admit I'm somewhat flattered that you find me worthy of response. <BR/><BR/>Are you right? Well, then, good for you. Certainly, I can't say with certainty that you're not; but, then, being "right" isn't my primary concern.<BR/><BR/>I have confidence in the Scriptures. I believe that the Word of God is expressed in them, and that they contain all things necessary to salvation.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-1155586418602914652006-08-14T16:13:00.000-04:002006-08-14T16:13:00.000-04:00I decided to post here Marshall's response to one ...I decided to post here Marshall's response to one of my other comments at his blog. Here it is:<BR/><BR/>Marshall:<BR/><BR/>Charlie, thanks for reading and commenting. I would note that I am really more an old style Broad churchman - looking at both the catholic and evangelical traditions within Anglicanism, considering them critically, and then trying to apply from both traditions what seems toCharlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-1155576787462306872006-08-14T13:33:00.000-04:002006-08-14T13:33:00.000-04:00You're essentially saying you are right and I'm wr...You're essentially saying you are right and I'm wrong. But you can't have an opinion if we take your view seriously. I, on the other hand, can have a confidence in the Scriptures, the confessions and the creeds, though these are only abbreviated summaries of the issues at hand. I can have the same confidence the church did at that time while at the same time acknowledging that there is further Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-1155563184349452232006-08-14T09:46:00.000-04:002006-08-14T09:46:00.000-04:00Charlie, thanks for looking in and commenting on m...Charlie, thanks for looking in and commenting on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I am neither a scholar of Barth or of Pannenberg, but am more familiar with Barth. My understanding is that acknowledging the mystery is not grounds to suppress further inquiry. It is, rather, the opportunity to continue theological conversation, acknowledging our own limitedness. It is surely sin to believe that God is fully Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.com