tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post8734599660642554600..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: Ryle - liberalismJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-61938539089316531942008-01-04T16:12:00.000+00:002008-01-04T16:12:00.000+00:00Seriously wrong yes, but also very understandable....Seriously wrong yes, but also very understandable. Dogma brings out the worst in most human beings IMHO.Gerry Hatrićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172504526073441190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-42653133726165919482008-01-03T15:56:00.000+00:002008-01-03T15:56:00.000+00:00It's worth adding that I recognise that much liber...It's worth adding that I recognise that much liberalism thinks of itself as being "liberal" primarily in the sense of inclusive. I think inclusivity is good, and I have no intention of criticising people for being known as friends of tax collectors and sinners.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, what evangelicals (of whom Ryle was most definitely one) tend to use the term "liberalism" to mean is an Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-30477807926118649892008-01-01T22:58:00.000+00:002008-01-01T22:58:00.000+00:00Well, Ryle did die in 1900...The OT prophets both ...Well, Ryle did die in 1900...<BR/><BR/>The OT prophets both pointed out where God wasn't and where he was, or more accurately what he was and wasn't doing, what he would bless and what he would judge.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-530207399401283882008-01-01T22:12:00.000+00:002008-01-01T22:12:00.000+00:00FWIW, IMO this is a pretty old record by now (or w...FWIW, IMO this is a pretty old record by now (or would that be 'a pretty old CD' these days?)<BR/><BR/>What good prophecy does is say: 'Hey! Look! Surely God is in this place right over here and I didn't see it before!'<BR/><BR/>Pointing to the 1000s of places where God is denied isn't all that much of an exercise in discernment.<BR/><BR/>My congregations, who have been genuinely faithful but PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.com