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I’ve recently been involved in casual conversation about what Christians should / shouldn’t read. Some Christians in these conversations have been broad-minded. Some Christians in these conversations have been narrow-minded. ”Have you ever wondered what it means to read like a Christian? Surely...

I haven’t read it. What is your experience in The Ultimate Treasure Hunt?

“Let the study of the Bible become central in your life - not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.” - Billy Graham

Just as I don’t have much theologically in common with Augustine, I don’t have much theologically in common with you. Yet there is some theological common ground between us. Your logic makes everyone, yourself included, an idolater.

My denial of your assertion (and other assertions which you’ve made about me) is unlikely to persuade you to change your mind. That begs the question: Should you be reading what I write and quoting me?

Having expressed yourself - which expression contained no quotation of the Lord - I ignored your advice, read what you wrote and commended you for it. What you said about encouraging people to read what the Lord says was right and good. I found no fault with it. What I did in response to what...

That’s excellent. Would you then advise your readers to throw your own writings in the trash? Scripture itself preserves words of some false teachers. The biblical writers appear to have a different attitude toward reading those words than what you’re advising.

So there‘s nothing specific in what he said in the quote I used which you object to. You object to quoting someone who isn’t himself (or herself) quoting scripture? You commented that “Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally” -> implying that Augustine is a blind squirrel who...

What exactly did he say in the quote that you object to? What did he say in the quote that causes you to characterize it as garbage? What did he say in the quote that you believe is contrary to scripture?

What does Augustine say in the quote I posted that you disagree with? See quotes from scripture in other posts of mine (and in posts others).

Where they‘re right, they’re back. Where they’re wrong, they aren’t back. I support going back to what scripture teaches.

“Since God is the highest good, he would not allow any evil to exist in his works unless his omnipotence and goodness were such as to bring good even out of evil.” - Augustine