Comments on: The devil’s hermeneutics

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:52:23 +0000

I loved writing that

By: phil

phil — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:19:46 +0000

Homer writes :” Actually Satan used it in context but out of context”

I don’t understand.

By: ross daws

ross daws — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:38:42 +0000

I dunno Homer, I was beginning to think I needed to spend less time in front of the computer!!! But you could be right.

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 03:45:54 +0000

Ross, you need to get out to more blogs!!!

By: ross daws

ross daws — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 03:13:37 +0000

That’s fantastic! I hadn’t come across Godwin’s law before! That’s great.

Of course, the probability of that happening is even higher in discussions that involve a) me and b) biblical interpretative frameworks, because the christological developments in Germany after Albert Schweitzer (although, in truth, before the Nazi party’s rise to power) are a great and terrible example of what can happen when you let your interpretative framework be dislocated from the groundings of history.

Although in truth, neither the Nazis nor Hitler have been explicitly mentioned or compared to - my reference was actually to the Christian academia of the day. But I think it probably still counts. Learn something new every day…

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 03:05:59 +0000

Yes it has.

I might add that Paul told us to examine all things said to ensure it was correct.
It just means you need to read your bible well.

By: Justin Baeder

Justin Baeder — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:45:52 +0000

I just wanted to point out that Godwin’s Law has already been fulfilled in this thread…

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:42:32 +0000

Ross,
Actually Satan used it in context but out of context.Yes the passage was about Jesus but it wasn’t about arrogance of the position.
Angelic help is only sent when needed.

By: ross daws

ross daws — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:11:10 +0000

Hang on Homer, are you saying that Satan used the bible, and quoted Scripture saying “it is written”, and didn’t even take it out of context, but was still wrong in his attempted application of that?

That sounds a lot like what you’re saying.

That sounds exactly like what I was saying too - that it is possible to quote a passage of scripture but still miss the point and get it wrong. Homer, are you agreeing with me?

By: Homer Paxton

Homer Paxton — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:54:16 +0000

Ross & nilmot you have missed the point.

Satan wil always tempt us with bible passages and they may well be true however Jesus showed in the temptations which the right ones were!