>-----Original Message----- >From: Chad Richard Bresson [mailto:breusswane@...] >Sent: Saturday, 28 February 2004 2:58 PM >To: soundofgrace@... >Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Second Commandment & NCT > >I find it odd myself, having just had this kind of conversation with strict >confessional subscriptionists on another list. One would think this list >is >a respite. :-) > That it is, Chad!!! I am on R & R here in case you did not notice!!! Jeff >Chad Bresson >Xenia, OH > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James W. Allen" <jallen@...> >To: <soundofgrace@...> >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 11:31 PM >Subject: [soundofgrace] Second Commandment & NCT > > >> Perhaps I missed something in the midst of all this posting, but it seems >> odd to me to have a disagreement about the question of whether the Second >> Commandment is controlling, as a matter of law, upon Christians. At >least, >> it is an odd argument on an NCT list, unless I have missed something >about >> NCT. >> >> My understanding is that one of the most basic tenets of NCT is that the >> Decalogue is not the controlling statement of the moral law, eternally >> binding on all men everywhere. It is Covenant Theology that holds to the >> eternal, binding nature of the Decalogue. >> >> Thus, I can see a CT adherent arguing that a movie (or pictures) are sin >> because they create an image of Christ in violation of the Second >> Commandment(not that all would agree, of course), but I see no construct >of >> NCT that allows us to say: "Ah, hah, picture of Christ = violation of >Second >> Commandment = sin." >> >> Are we not those who hold to the Law of Christ as set forth in his >> Testament? If so, then where (in the "better revelation" promised in >Hebrews >> 1:1-2) do we find the legalism that justifies the condemnatory tone being >> used by some in this regard? >> >> If we, as NCT folks, are to condemn images of Christ, I think we had >better >> find some source other than the Decalogue, or go back to CT school. >> >> Unless I missed something. >> >> James W. Allen >> jallen@... >> >> -- >> Read the Sound of Grace pages at >> http://www.soundofgrace.com >> >> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: >soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... >> >> To view our online archive go to our web page at >> http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace >> >> > >-- >Read the Sound of Grace pages at >http://www.soundofgrace.com > >To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > >To view our online archive go to our web page at >http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace >