Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site agrigene.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!agrigene!buchbind From: buchbind@agrigene.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Cross of Christ Message-ID: <208@agrigene.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 18:57:20 EDT Article-I.D.: agrigene.208 Posted: Thu Sep 19 18:57:20 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 13:39:38 EDT References: <436@aero.ARPA> <730@utastro.UUCP> Organization: Agrigenetics Madison,Wi. Lines: 19 > > > ... For there is no wisdom we can aquire, there is no love we can share, > > there is no joy we can feel, and there is no hope for the future that does > > not come through our first standing at the foot of the Cross. > > Here he claims that non-christians are without wisdom, without love, > without joy, and without hope for the future. I may not have wisdom, but > I sure as hell have all the rest in this list. > > Padraig Houlahan. What he should have said was that since the time he "stood at the foot of the Cross" he has felt much wiser, loving, and hopeful. It was invalid to extrapolate to other people (e.g. you & me). Lets be glad he "stood" there; it sounds like he was a very unhappy person before that. -- Barry Buchbinder (608)221-5000 Agrigenetics Corp.; 5649 E. Buckeye Rd.; Madison WI 53716 USA {seismo!uwvax!astroatc,decvax,ihnp4}!nicmad!agrigene!buchbind