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Joe Chi Minh

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Sun Dec-25-05 08:26 AM
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34. It's a good point though. As St Paul himself pointed out, "Our

Edited on Sun Dec-25-05 08:29 AM by KCabotDullesMarxIII

prophesying is imperfect. To my mind, he tends to see things through a middle-class ecclesial, sometimes paternalistic kind of filter. On the other hand, as regards Paul's congregations, he put up with an awful lot of impossibly pusillanimous nonsense from many quarters with astonishing patience. "Horses for courses", if that doesn't sound irreligious. He'd "been there, done that, himself."

PS: Sorry about the "Ummmm". Sometimes when a person makes a point diffidently though, it can sound as if your taking the rise. Better to speak plainly to me, if it doesn't offend your own sensibilities.

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