May 2007
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I am Fred's Emotions
by Dee Bowman
I guess you’re beginning to see by now that Fred is fairly complicated. Even though he is not famous and hasn’t done anything to distinguish himself, he’s still a fairly intricate fellow.
Opinions in Bible Class
Rick Liggin
Are our Bible classes supposed to be times for open discussion where anyone and everyone may state his own “opinion” on what some Bible text or verse of Scripture means? Asked a little differently: are Bible class teachers simply discussion facilitators or are they supposed to actually teach the class something?
Let us Reason Together: Thinking about Thinking
Mark Roberts
Everyone loves a forceful, compelling argument that leaves an opponent with no choice but to agree. “You’ve already agreed A = B, right?” “But look here: B = C. So your contention that A does not equal C is wrong!” Reasoning using carefully framed premises can indeed be very powerful. Peter does precisely this in Acts 2 with a sermon that proves Jesus is the Christ and results in 3000 baptisms. However, it is possible to be tricked in the reasoning game. Let’s see what we should watch for when we hear arguments framed and asserted.