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From: jtc78@ihuxm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov)
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Subject: Re: Response to Tim Maroney - The character of God. (very long)
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Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 11:38:12 EDT
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Ken Nichols said an awful lot of things, some of them 
catching weaknesses in "EVEN IF I DID BELIEVE..." article that
I saw myself. Some of the better points remained unopposed:
"I can not explain how I know, but I do". 
That means that you don't.

One sentence above all characterizes the value of Ken's arguments about
God's perfection:

>         God loves you, and desires to commune with you.  But he can only do
> so if you confess your sin and relinquish your pride in yourself for the joy
> of the Christian life.

He just can not fulfill his desire to commune, you know. Not unless
you give him a hand. 

There probably will be a 600-line clarification. 
We'll see. Tim Maroney did such a good job that it is hard to
dispose of him in a hurry. 
                       Mike Cherepov