tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846418466127064282.post8729045157847440121..comments2012-03-02T22:36:23.096-08:00Comments on Tradition, Faith, and Reason: The Fight Against Modern Pharisees: the Limits of Biblical Literalism"Ms. Cornelius"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846418466127064282.post-61134811371157512132008-05-20T16:58:00.000-07:002008-05-20T16:58:00.000-07:00That's a nice line about the fulcrum.That's a nice line about the fulcrum."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846418466127064282.post-85030520551118481392008-05-19T19:27:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:27:00.000-07:00I don't think it is just the evangelicals that get...I don't think it is just the evangelicals that get so wrapped up in particular verses; we all do it. We are supposed to strive to be blameless, yet be all things to all people -- the spirit of the law is somewhere at the fulcrum of the Word, where all these paradoxes meet and reconcile. Of course, we have to shut up long enough to listen to the Spirit to be guided toward that center.<BR/><BR/>I'll reflect a bit on it on my blog when school is out, but I'm finding a little book by the Archbishop about the early desert monastics to be very cogent on this point.Lightly Seasonedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685215056988904350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846418466127064282.post-31202664335234735362008-05-12T09:47:00.000-07:002008-05-12T09:47:00.000-07:00hi Ms Cornelius, I enjoyed this post, thank you!hi Ms Cornelius, I enjoyed this post, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com