Comments on: My Personal Introduction to the Christian View of the Family

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:27:51 +0000

Because each of us is unique and irreplaceable—a singular creation of infinite value, our experience is even that perfect knowing might even be at the expense of personal loving……. I’m not sure that I understand this statement by Professor Lawler. Is he making a Pascalian kind of point here, that earthly knowledge can actually prevent our knowing God or family, friends, and strangers? Perhaps somebody can enlighten me on this.

By: Tanner

Tanner — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:07:33 +0000

I’m with Ramsey. Feeling spiritually drained in the wake of the election. Looking forward to more!

By: Ben Bell

Ben Bell — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:27:50 +0000

I guess this would be more effective 12 step program than say a one step program: viz. recognition of the true but deadly reality of sovereign becoming and the fluidity of the species.

By: Robert Cheeks

Robert Cheeks — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:23:34 +0000

This is excellent. I am looking forward to your discussion on free will and its place in the relational relationship between man and God. And you explication of sin.

By: Ramsey

Ramsey — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:53:35 +0000

Now that’s the sort of 12 step program to recovery I can believe in. Peter, your Augustinian musings couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. I look forward to reading the finished product.

By: My Personal Introduction to the Christian View of the Family – First Things (blog)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:26:22 +0000

[...] My Personal Introduction to the Christian View of the FamilyFirst Things (blog)As step four of my twelve-step program to stop obsessing about the election, I'm working on part of my introduction to my study on THE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF THE FAMILY, first unveiled at BYU. For the Christians, the law of nature is love, personal love. [...]