tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519755.post115153622480871783..comments2023-10-19T06:01:50.445-06:00Comments on Latte Life At The Crossroads: Deliciously Off-CenterCarl Hofmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086233371029204266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519755.post-1151602599314665492006-06-29T11:36:00.000-06:002006-06-29T11:36:00.000-06:00John, I think you're right, provided we don't make...John, I think you're right, provided we don't make the mistake that the early 20th century German theologians made, by trying to look to general revelation for our soteriology. As Lewis once pointed out, nature can teach us, in addition to great beauty, great depravity (after all, in some cases adults eat their young). These same theologians fell into the trap of Nietzsche, et al in defending the survival of the fittest. But all in all, we evangelicals need to reaquaint ourselves with the good aspects of what nature reveals about God--especially in our postmodern milieu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26519755.post-1151601770346429972006-06-29T11:22:00.000-06:002006-06-29T11:22:00.000-06:00i often think that general revelation can be serio...i often think that general revelation can be seriously underrated. moments of general revelation create the foundation and context for which special and direct revelation make sense. I see this especially in <A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=29&chapter=40&version=31" REL="nofollow">Isaiah 40</A>, where god's glory is the context for our comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com