tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post112775021129736178..comments2023-12-22T03:49:21.303-05:00Comments on Reflections of a Happy Old Man: The Canon IILarry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1141247173859858812006-03-01T16:06:00.000-05:002006-03-01T16:06:00.000-05:00yesyesLarry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1127831925877854922005-09-27T10:38:00.000-04:002005-09-27T10:38:00.000-04:00Re the link: I messed up on it, Twyla. Think I've ...Re the link: I messed up on it, Twyla. Think I've corrected it now; try it again. If not you can check supplements in the original contents, then check History of the Church, and page down in that contents to heretics.<BR/><BR/>Blumhardt is so right. Christians have been killing one another with great gusto for 2000 years. We kill Christ in dozens of ways. We kill Christ whenever we tell people that they must read only certain books, which was what really happened when Constantine's bishops established the canon; he was determined that everyone must believe the same thing: good politics for the Empire, but not for Christ.<BR/><BR/>I know this opinion is considered very radical by a lot of people in the same way that many people consider criticism of the President to be radical-- or even unpatriotic.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1127828000182074532005-09-27T09:33:00.000-04:002005-09-27T09:33:00.000-04:00Was your link "heretics" referring to something sp...Was your link "heretics" referring to something specific on your hypertext page?<BR/><BR/>I read something by Blumhardt recently that resonated:<BR/><BR/><I>Nothing is more dangerous to the advancement of God's kingdom than religion. But this is what Christianity has become. Do you not know that it is possible to kill Christ with such Christianity? After all, what is more important - Christianity or Christ? And I'll say even more: we can kill Christ with the Bible! Which is greater: the Bible or Christ? Yes, we can even kill Christ with our prayers. When we approach God with our prayers full of self-love and self-satisfaction, when the aim of our prayers is to make our world great, our prayers are in vain.</I><BR/><BR/>Although I think the Bible has much to offer, it was written by men. Men err. The water gets muddy. So I look, listen and lean on the Spirit. Same with other sacred texts. Many have wonderful sparks of divinity within them, so I look, listen and lean on the Spirit.twilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800761576930255800noreply@blogger.com