I must believe that you never even read the article, otherwise you would not have insulted me or my friend.
Believe me, neither I nor my friend Doug is misguided in our faith. Nor are we lost in the pronouncements of philsophical naturalism (science).
Many here know my credentials, so I will not repeat them, but as for Doug, he is a very well respected seminary scholar and a very devout Evangelical Christian.
As for Doug’s devotion to Christ, I wish I could match my faith against his. So, for you to even suggest that about either of us is very off the mark.
I will mark down your response as nothing more than a smarmy remark from someone who is unwilling to honestly contemplate the question at hand.
Sounds like classic feminine logic. “If you understood, you would agree w/ me.”
Incapable of considering that someone could understand... and disagree.
Since you and Doug have ‘credentials’, then you’ll surely recognize, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” If you want to be offended, suit yourself. It’s just pride talking.
My comments must have hit too close to home...
Doug needs to restructure his article. Most believers are going to turn away before he reveals his real point in the last paragraph.
He needs to state this as “Focusing on defending the Bible against critics fails to reach the critics’ hearts”.
He’s probably right: When the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus with questions like “By what authority are you doing these things and who gave you this authority?” Jesus could have answered with a long list of scriptures. But Jesus wisely responded “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me I will tell you by what authority I do these things. John’s baptism- where did it come from? Was it from heaven or from men?”
These opponents were stymied. If they said it was from heaven then they were admitting to ignoring God’s will. If they said it was a man-thing then the many people who were sold on John’s prophetic mantle would turn on them.
Jesus didn’t allow them to define the debate.
Even people searching for the truth hold up their defenses to keep God from getting to the real root of their problems. Jesus didn’t allow the Samaritan woman drawing water from Jacob’s well to define the debate. She tried to do that several times to keep him from the real issues with her life.
But the way Doug’s article presents itself leads the reader to assume he is saying we don’t need scripture. He needs to lead with his thesis, then defend it.