Posted on 02/06/2018 11:39:12 AM PST by pastorbillrandles
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Peterson speaks the truth and tries to maintain the truth while others hear only what they want to hear.
Is Peterson an ally against the SJW mafia? I say “Yes”. Without a doubt.
Peterson comes at it from an academic debate perspective that allows him to discuss it with nonbelievers in terms of ideas.
If he came from a belief perspective he would not be an academic, he would be an evangelist.
I realize that Peterson is no Evangelist, he doesn’t claim to be one, and I don’t accuse him of being one. He is an academic, and a Jungian. What I said is that this is what people interested in his Bible teaching should be mindful of. Is there anything wrong with that?I give Peterson a lot of credit for what he is...
I agree...
Hey! Our own Jim Robinson is mentioned in there
I do believe him to be a sincere man...but as I said, from the Christian perspective, the Bible is historical and not a myth, not even the best of myths...
I would say the Peterson is at least versed in the bible and as lease as much of a believer as the pope.
Kidding aside, you make some assertions as to Peterson beliefs but don’t provide any evidence of said beliefs.
God bless you Jim, I so appreciate what you have done’
I may end up doing so before this is over, but any listener to Peterson will see right away that he believes these things, and is open about them. Peterson is a self confessed Jungian who believes the Bible to be a very profound myth. There is little controversy about whether or not those are his views...
Thank you Bill Randles. Keep up the good work.
I heard him a couple of weeks ago on Brian Kilmeade’s radio show and once he said he studies Jung and Nietzsche I knew he was not a Christian.
that is the big T Truth that peterson will soon come to understand.
G-d will use him to destroy this PC madness and then convert his heart.
I’ve been listening to the bible a LOT on my three hour commute for the last three years and two months. I’m no longer a bible “worshiper”. I see it for what it is.
Regarding the NT, it is four accounts of the life, times and teachings of Jesus the Christ. It is one history book (Acts) that teaches us how the message filled the known world and was preached by his Apostles. It is quite a few letters to specific people and churches as well as “the church” in general. And there is a detailed dream/vision (The Revelation of John).
The bible is huge on teaching and wisdom. It is history, but it is also allegory, dreams, parables, etc. And it is not “the” word of God. Rather, it CONTAINS the word of God throughout.
So I believe the message of Christ. I believe he and his apostles really existed and wrote the things they wrote. But the key is not the bible. The key is Prayer and a personal relationship with Him. The bible merely enhances and solidifies.
If Jordan disagrees with me on some of that, that’s fine. I disagree with most churches on some things, and a few of them pretty major (I believe Mary had sex after Jesus was born. A lot of Christians don’t).
Jordan’s teaching that I’ve heard is rock solid and irrefutable. And it’s not just what he teaches. It is the foundational values and facts on which his teaching rests. But I’ve not been exposed to his entire body of work.
from your lips to G-d’s ears...
Thank you very much. God bless.
Thanks Mrs RobRoy...I appreciate the feedback. Are you saying you once were a “Bible Worshipper”? I am glad to hear that you believe the message of Christ, so do I. But how do you know what the actual message of Christ is, without the Bible?The way to look at the Bible is the Way Jesus did, He treated it as the written Word of God, saying things like, “Father...thy word is ruth” and “the scripture cannot be broken” and in his battle with Satan, He responded to the temptation with these words, “It is written...”. Why would He who is the incarnate Word of God, have to say “It is written...”? He is showing us that the Bible is the written word of God and that as a man, He puts himself under the authority of the Word of God, citing it, rather than his own personal feelings on the subject.
I guess there is nothing wrong with that. I was kinda thinking that was self evident.
I tend to think of Peterson as one who would introduce folks to the depth, logic, and beauty of the story of Christ. You go down that path and eventually come to realize “it is so perfect! It must be true!” getting them to the jumping off point for a kierkegaardian leap of faith as it were :-)
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