"One of the most important hermeneutical constraints one should adopt in order to avoid such reductionism is this: Permit the various attributes and characteristics of God to function in your theology only in the ways in which they function in Scripture; never permit them to function in your theology in such a way that the primary data, the data of Scripture, are contradicted. Thus one must not infer fatalism from the sweeping biblical data about God's sovereignty; one must not infer that God is finite from the constant biblical portrayal of God personally interacting with finite persons. From God's knowledge and sovereignty we must not justify prayerlessness; from the exhortations to pray and not give up, we must not suppose God is coerced by our much speaking (compare Matt. 6:7-8 and Luke 18:1). Precisely because God is so gloriously rich and complex a being, we must draw out the lessons the biblical writers draw out, and no others."
- D.A. Carson
Thursday, May 6, 2010
And here I thought we were the only ones who mooted . . .
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- 05/08/2010 9:50 pm CDT
Haha, I mean, y'all aren't the only ones who named your website/blog after something involving Tolkien and Lewis and their crew. But I must say, "entmoot" is so much more legit than "hutchmoot". Also, Entmoots in general (well, Thinklings Entmoots--I can't say I know much about actual entmoots, never having met an Ent, or seen any Entwives) are more legit based on the fact that only Thinklings and a few select friends can go. AND, I bet they won't talk about eschatology or smoke cigars and eat steaks. Which may or may not be irrelevant to legitimacy.
But either way, the Rabbit Room people are some good folks. Andrew Peterson is only perhaps the best Christian songwriter alive.
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Those posers have been served papers this morning. We'll see them in court.