tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809934799114798977.post39511423567245343..comments2023-06-03T00:56:32.658-07:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Continuing Story: There's a snake in my boots...JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04138809383284110876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809934799114798977.post-87777090593181217532008-08-20T08:15:00.000-07:002008-08-20T08:15:00.000-07:00I'd like thoughts on this:I know that Luke is expl...I'd like thoughts on this:<BR/><BR/>I know that Luke is explaining to an audience how a movement that started as Jewish (or at least a Jewish cult) slowly became a Gentile (Greek) movement. <BR/><BR/>Would some say that this was destiny, providence or at least under the direction of the Holy Spirit? Would some say that this is the direction that God wanted the church to go, developing the Greek philosophies, etc? Josephus actually thought that God had abandoned the Jewish people and jumped on board the Greek boat of doing life. Wouldn't many people state again, that the Spirit led this to be like this?<BR/><BR/>How do you counteract this argument?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809934799114798977.post-12746023608726770022008-08-20T08:13:00.000-07:002008-08-20T08:13:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.td shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451011377833774573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809934799114798977.post-58833255542099235952008-08-20T07:04:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:04:00.000-07:00Wow. Doug commented on my blog. Wow. I don't know ...Wow. Doug commented on my blog. Wow. I don't know quite what to say other than to state that I am elated.<BR/><BR/>Though the conversation has been ongoing for several months, a couple of chapters in his book really lay this out there and encouraged me to go ahead and write about it. A story about a local Episcopal rector, a philosophy class, and a book I bought as a gift for a friend all were crashing around inside me and came out as this post.<BR/><BR/>That's freakin' rad. Thanks for stopping by, Doug.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138809383284110876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809934799114798977.post-86054301363122597562008-08-20T01:25:00.000-07:002008-08-20T01:25:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great book. 0)Sounds like a great book. 0)Doug Pagitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777234827765351340noreply@blogger.com