Originally posted by Anomaly
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Everyone automatically assumes their interpretation is correct.
And as for dismissing dissenting interpretations because they're not agreed with, this is hilarious! You just described everyone posting to this thread except me. What a hoot.
Truth Himself does.
Actually, truth is in my theology a self-consistent quality permeating all information [being]. Truth is the glue that holds creation together. It's the single most important concept in the universe, but is terribly abused by humans.
Your stating that Scripture relegated to interpretations can't be used as truth is incoherent, unless by using parentheses around interpretations you mean only my interpretations, not yours. Is this what you mean?
Thanks for sharing your unsubstantiated opinion. Yet another false charge. Really, does no one here understand the distinction between opinion and reasoned debate?
Finally! Something we agree on. I'm not asking anyone to accept the Gen 18-19 account as truth.
You may have misunderstood when I said a presentation should be able to pass truth criteria. Truth tests can only be used to determine whether a propositional presentation can be true. Every belief system has tensions, areas one or more truth standards fail. Logic and reason are truth "tools" that help us connect the dots. The more truth connections in a system the more likely it is to be true.
The real strength of the theology presented here is not the Gen 18-19 presentation, though I feel safe in saying its logical strength is considerable. The real strength lies in the amount of Scripture in both Testaments of the Bible that are in agreement with it. Once the two are put together, I believe it is shown that many of the tensions that exist between Annihilationism, Universalism and eternal punishment positions are laid to rest.
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