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Originally posted by DoggyStyle82
Fortunately, there are many bible believing, bible teaching churches whose pastors minister a sound biblical doctrine, unswayed by liberal theology and driven by $$ signs and Holy Ghost Charlatans preaching a drive by, drive through false happiness.
BTW, in the first panel, the two biggest phonies up there were Bishop Paul Morton and Michael Dyson (a phony convicts himself with his own words). Ignore his flowery loquaciousness and his passionate speaking style and what he basically said was that the Bible was meaningless and his intellect supercedes the Word and therefore he could interpret God's word to fit his personal philosophy. How can you serve Jesus when you behave as a Pharisee. I would love to see him debate Cone or Jeremiah Wright.
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Interesting you call into question the notion of liberal theology and point to Dyson as an example of why not to study it. I first encountered the notion of liberal theology when I read some of Dr. King's papers from Crozier seminary. On the surface, liberal theology sounds almost blasphemous in some instances, but if you are truly serious about seeking Truth, then you have to at least consider some of its claims. Dyson is a feminist theologian, in other words, he's sees the Biblical text as a patriarchal document, as he states it is "male centered," and has a "male focused world view". What this means is that the Truth of God may not be represented in passages that seemingly demean the equality and humanity of women. This based on the premise that God is just, and that any unequal treatment of any human being by other human beings is not condoned in the logic of Godly justice. Question for you, Doggeystle 82, What do you propose as the alternative to liberal theology in seeking the truth about God and what the Bible teaches? A conservative reading of the scriptures, a "God said it, that settles it" mentality? Reading the Bible as if it were written in our time, our language, our culture, and our space? This is just not responsible reading of the text, because times have changed, though the Truth of God's love has not. So to truly seek this truth, we must seek to understand how the Truth of the Bible speaks to us today, and not rest in the patriarchal musings of ancient civilizations, which were not of God.
I am not saying explain away the Bible in a sea of post modern mumbo jumbo, but I am saying that truth does not have to come in the language of King James, but in the love of God and the sincere workings of those who do "diligently seek Him".
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