tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post112169783257333553..comments2023-12-22T03:49:21.303-05:00Comments on Reflections of a Happy Old Man: Who Closed the Canon?Larry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1140557826237188502006-02-21T16:37:00.000-05:002006-02-21T16:37:00.000-05:00what now?what now?Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1121770273329277932005-07-19T06:51:00.000-04:002005-07-19T06:51:00.000-04:00The canon is closed. History ha done that and I'm ...The canon is closed. History ha done that and I'm willing to trust taht God's spirit worked through history. <BR/><BR/>It may very well be that the gospel of Thomas is a spiritual and edifying document. For that matter -- several books since then. And maybe some peopel will find some of thsoe otehr books a better way into God's spirit than scripture itself.<BR/><BR/>But the canon will always be the scriptures.nathan's shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333649679313721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1121723710696874802005-07-18T17:55:00.000-04:002005-07-18T17:55:00.000-04:00Thanks, Robert. I'm very much with you on that. I...Thanks, Robert. I'm very much with you on that. It was many years ago that I read Goldsmith, probably without much understanding. I just looked at a sample and it sounds wonerful.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1121708994129821412005-07-18T13:49:00.000-04:002005-07-18T13:49:00.000-04:00I have no doubt that God still speaks to us today,...I have no doubt that God still speaks to us today, although one could argue that we no longer place as much importance on hearing His voice.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I believe that God is constantly revealing Himself to us and that there are contemporary books that nourish the soul as well as anything in the NT Canon (though rarely as beautifully). I am particularly drawn to the devotional works of Joel S. Goldsmith.<BR/><BR/>- RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com