Comments on: A review of Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant? Edited by Preston Jones. http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2006/09/28/a-review-of-is-belief-in-god-good-bad-or-irrelevant-edited-by-preston-jones/ Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:39:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Muehlenberg http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2006/09/28/a-review-of-is-belief-in-god-good-bad-or-irrelevant-edited-by-preston-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-101209 Bill Muehlenberg Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:45:41 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2006/09/28/a-review-of-is-belief-in-god-good-bad-or-irrelevant-edited-by-preston-jones/#comment-101209 Thanks Aaron Yes and no would be my response. Yes we can all learn from each other. But if one believes that there is such a thing as absolute truth, then there is such a thing as falsehood and deception as well. In this case, if the atheist is right, then the Christian must be wrong, and vice versa. They both cannot be right about the fundamental issues they are discussing. Either there is a God, or there is no God, eg. If one belief is true, the other is false. And yes relationships are key, but again, truth matters. It makes a big difference, for example, if one has a relationship with God or with the devil. In the biblical understanding, relationships, like all else, must be based on truth. Otherwise we can all go off the rails into deception, bad beliefs, and in turn, bad behaviours. Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch Thanks Aaron

Yes and no would be my response. Yes we can all learn from each other. But if one believes that there is such a thing as absolute truth, then there is such a thing as falsehood and deception as well. In this case, if the atheist is right, then the Christian must be wrong, and vice versa. They both cannot be right about the fundamental issues they are discussing. Either there is a God, or there is no God, eg. If one belief is true, the other is false.

And yes relationships are key, but again, truth matters. It makes a big difference, for example, if one has a relationship with God or with the devil. In the biblical understanding, relationships, like all else, must be based on truth. Otherwise we can all go off the rails into deception, bad beliefs, and in turn, bad behaviours.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

]]> By: Aaron Cantrell http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2006/09/28/a-review-of-is-belief-in-god-good-bad-or-irrelevant-edited-by-preston-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-101181 Aaron Cantrell Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2006/09/28/a-review-of-is-belief-in-god-good-bad-or-irrelevant-edited-by-preston-jones/#comment-101181 Brilliant concept. people learning from one another.. no matter what your faith is, one thing is clear. This world is full of people. There isnt a single person ive met who has not benifited by the knowlege of another in some way. I couldnt give you the meaning of life in one word but I think anyone would agree, it has something to do with relationship. I look forward to reading this one. Aaron Cantrell Brilliant concept. people learning from one another.. no matter what your faith is, one thing is clear. This world is full of people. There isnt a single person ive met who has not benifited by the knowlege of another in some way. I couldnt give you the meaning of life in one word but I think anyone would agree, it has something to do with relationship. I look forward to reading this one.
Aaron Cantrell

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