Re: Hell (was The Wall)

Chris Bell wrote:
 
> **Rowland Croucher** wrote:
>> Chris Bell wrote:
>>
>>> Chuck Stamford wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I can cite you example after example where he has simply thrown a 
>>>>> panoply of differing beliefs at people who were truly seeking 
>>>>> guidance in their search for truth.  Is that your idea of what a 
>>>>> minister of the Gospel is supposed to do?
>>>>>
>>>> Yes. Absolutely. 
>>>
>>>
>>> It's actually a responsible pedagogical method, rather than/ in 
>>> additional to an especially Christian one. True teachers allow 
>>> people to look at all sides of a question, and make up their own 
>>> minds. Treating adults like children (or Pharisees... who have to 
>>> posit everything in black-and-white credal terms) is, as Henri 
>>> Nouwen wrote, a 'violent' rather than 'redemptive' way for a teacher 
>>> to teach (in his book 'Creative Ministry').
>>>
> Not sure I totally agree. In my experience, there are some (very few) 
> adults who act in completely childish ways, and to help them move on, 
> it is sometimes necessary to treat them like children. One example 
> comes to mind in arc. Once they have realised that childish=stupid in 
> an adult, then alternatives can be offered, but are not necessarily 
> accepted. After all, childish often feels safer than adult 
> responsibility for oneself and one's life choices.
 
You're rather insightful aren't you. (no sarcasm intended) And yes, 
Morkie has made some improvement..  :)
 


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Pete
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