tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579132932451243418.post1698513703839413584..comments2023-09-13T08:23:29.927-07:00Comments on Triocentric: A Perfect And Absolute BlankDoug P. Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259297751420532238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579132932451243418.post-29718219438631669382009-06-17T13:33:47.600-07:002009-06-17T13:33:47.600-07:00Oh yes, our personalities work together in such a ...Oh yes, our personalities work together in such a way that our many disagreements seem to make us better friends; they do not alienate us from one another.<br /><br />You have a great point, that a child's faith is very often greater than a scholar's faith. Absolutely! Jesus held up a child's faith as the ultimate type of faith. (At least that is how I take his "Unless you come like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of God. . .)<br /><br />Knowledge saves no one. Only Jesus saves us. In fact, to a very large degree, understanding comes after the Holy Spirit has applied the blood of Jesus to us, for until he removes the heart of stone and gives us a heart of flesh (Ezek 36:26) we cannot really see or hear.<br /><br /><br />When I said that Mike is in search of the "bare minimum," I wish that I had phrased it "essential core." He wants to teach only the essential core of doctrine. "Bare minimum" sounds a little negative, and I didn't mean it too.Doug P. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259297751420532238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579132932451243418.post-58733504492108826802009-06-17T08:21:04.856-07:002009-06-17T08:21:04.856-07:00Wonderbread and margarine... very interesting poin...Wonderbread and margarine... very interesting point! I would have to agree. While I believe that a thorough knowledge of dogma and doctrine is not necessary in order for God's love and mercy to save, (in some instances, a child's simple faith is so much stronger than a scholar's technical view on God) why would the beauty of the Trinity and other mysteries be kept from the people? <br /><br />I'm glad to know that you remain friend throughout your disagreements; a concept I can well relate to!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703470346050797127noreply@blogger.com