October 19th, 2009
What drives a concern for thinking about set theory? This is a sub-text in this ongoing conversation. Maybe set theory is a ruse for being soft on sin. We don’t want to obey the Bible’s teaching on sin, so we are trying to find a way around it, and set theory is a convenient sin dodge. The bounded set seems to be driven by a concern for moral rigor or moral purity. Therefore any attempt to consider a different approach must be driven by a concern to accomodate to the surrounding culture when it comes to sin.
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October 5th, 2009
I think we need to introduce another aspect of set theory that missionary Paul Heibert describes in his book, Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues. I know, I know, this is not simple and we all want to cut to the chase and look at centered sets. But it’s necessary, given the questions about “who is a Christian?” that have surfaced in the blog.
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