tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post2406462003611924854..comments2024-01-15T05:32:24.873-05:00Comments on The Jon Rowe Archives: Jonathan Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-89785122867308470462010-03-30T13:34:42.567-04:002010-03-30T13:34:42.567-04:00Thank you for clarifying that for me, however, Con...Thank you for clarifying that for me, however, Confucius may have taken parts of the true revelation to fit his own little philosophy. Various religions adopt the truth from the true God; Jesus Christ, as He said himself. "I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me."<br />-John 14:6<br /><br />and <br /><br />"Before Abraham was, I AM."<br />-John 8:58Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-66980776209237160032010-03-29T21:13:07.020-04:002010-03-29T21:13:07.020-04:00Isn't all truth God's truth? That means an...Isn't all truth God's truth? That means any little bit of truth in any myth or religion is the voice of God speaking to man throughout our history and in all our cultures. The ultimate revelation being the Word made flesh in Christ Jesus.Kephinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183050102899666027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-17412231704529057692010-03-29T11:49:44.321-04:002010-03-29T11:49:44.321-04:00All I'm saying is Rush claims other religions ...All I'm saying is Rush claims other religions exhibit ATTRIBUTES of THE Deity. I concur with Rush; there may be other religions that have the same attributes as Yahweh.Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-88003336275175572292010-03-29T10:28:29.023-04:002010-03-29T10:28:29.023-04:00OFT: Rush in his very words reproduced above tell...OFT: Rush in his very words reproduced above tells us he includes Confucianism with Islam as teaching worship of "the Deity" and a future state of rewards and punishments.<br /><br />I don't see why you avoid the OBVIOUS conclusion. Here is what Daniel, an attorney, wrote in the comments section at American Creation:<br /><br /><i>There is a very good argument to be made that the opinions of "Mahomed" concerning the attributes of the Deity have some similarity to those of Christianity. But to recommend the opinions of Confucius because they reveal "the attributes of the Deity, or a future state of rewards and punishments" is to demonstrate ignorance. Rush's statement is interesting in his acceptance of other religions and recognition of truth outside of Christianity. But, he is just throwing out names. He hasn't spent any time learning the content of the opinions he refers to.</i>Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-65356807402211716112010-03-28T22:42:52.382-04:002010-03-28T22:42:52.382-04:00I don't believe is including confucius as the ...I don't believe is including confucius as the Deity, but venerates confucius as having God's attributes only. Confuciusism is ancestor worship, and could be paganism.<br /><br />Rush despises paganism:<br /><br />"I anticipate nothing but suffering to the human race while the present systems of paganism, deism, and atheism prevail in the world."<br />-to Noah Webster, July 20, 1798<br /><br />I don't hold much weight to it.Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-71777225559500191722010-03-27T16:44:58.499-04:002010-03-27T16:44:58.499-04:00OFT: You add in "Yahweh" to Rush's ...OFT: You add in "Yahweh" to Rush's comment on the Deity and claim "Providence" as an exclusively Christian concept.<br /><br />However, the context of Rush's quote indicates that HE BELIEVED Islam and Confuciusism worshipped the "Deity" or "Providence" and believed in a future state of rewards and punishments.Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-3686014932214504892010-03-27T15:48:15.229-04:002010-03-27T15:48:15.229-04:00Rush said he venerates "every religion that r...Rush said he venerates "every religion that reveals the attributes of the Deity[Yahweh], or a state...." He was a universalist, not a Deist.<br /><br />Did Rush write about Confuciusism having attributes of the true God?<br /><br />Also, I believe Providence is strictly Christian. The actual meaning of the word is "God's will." This term is moored in the Christian God and foreknowlege in general. <br /><br />John Adams is not representative of the Framers, and should be abandoned as a dichotomy. Adams is not "they."Our Founding Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072993191810565535noreply@blogger.com