Fred Sanders
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Fred Sanders
@FredFredSanders
Theology student.
Joined February 2011
- Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae mindmap as tree. From Rijksmuseum, 16th c print
- Mary had a little lamb, Eternally begot. For contra Arius, there was No time when he was not.
- Replying to @FredFredSandersThe story offers several lessons. My favorite is that learning is just a profound mystery involving the whole person, and that nobody can say in advance or in the abstract how it may happen. Growth like this is possible (I testify), but the key is to be open to its manifestation.
- Once (2002) I had a student who hadn't learned to write well. We struggled 3 semesters in a row over composition, revision, everything. Inexplicable diction, rambling sentences, formless paragraphs, theses that tripped over their own dull incoherence. But then one day...
- I can easily sing "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" w/a clear theological conscience. Always have. What do I do when I get to the line, "the Father turns his face away?" I instinctively interpret it charitably, in the high-trust environment of my local church.
- Jordan Peterson youth ministry called Jung Life.
- Million-dollar idea: Holy Spirit study Bible, with all the words inspired by the Holy Spirit printed in black.
- Long ending of Frankenstein resolves a lot of issues; glad to see it restored by serious text criticism."It's okay if you just call me Frankenstein." bit.ly/2fifoEG
- Him: The Bible isn't the word of God; Jesus is. Me: On what basis do you think Jesus is the word of God? Him: John 1 Me: Cool cool cool
- Father, Son, & Spirit are the almighty God, having the identical divine power & authority over creation. If you take a formal relational structure of power & authority & import it into the life of God, using it to distinguish between Father & Son, you are going to have problems.
