tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post116259807454379916..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: The Village AtheistAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1163011833011928232006-11-08T13:50:00.000-05:002006-11-08T13:50:00.000-05:00Well, AVI, I read the article, and I agree with a ...Well, AVI, I read the article, and I agree with a lot of what he has to say, especially in the logical/pragmatic evidences of the existence of God. However, I think he totally misses the finest point about Christianity: That we have a Savior, and that He works on our behalf. <BR/><BR/>Turner seems to think that "God" set things in motion, and then sat back - what I believe is loosely called a "closed universe." I disagree. The whole point of the NT is to show that the universe is not only open to God's actions, but that God all but "ripped the universe a new one" to prove His authority, sovereignty, and grace.<BR/><BR/>Turner does not differentiate between Judaism and Christianity; in fact, he only uses quotes from the OT. His references to Job totally miss the point. Job was not suddenly "shook" with the evidence of God's greatness, God SHOOK him with that evidence. It's a passive versus active thing. <BR/><BR/>He also misquotes Genesis, and reads things into the rest of the Bible that aren't there: We are not supposed to become "as much the image of God as we can", we WERE created in the image of God. We are not able to become "like God." Our Savior "did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation." Why would we try to be better than Christ? The only way we can become any better is to turn our lives over to God's control, a concept that seems foreign to Turner.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is nice to see a rational explanation for why God not only <I>could</I> exist, but why He must exist. But having someone throw scriptures around in such a haphazard manner makes me question the legitimacy of his conclusions, even if they agree with my worldview.<BR/><BR/>---BubbaBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com