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Originally Posted by VirginiaHuguenot To quote from a modern (liberal) theologian: Quote:
Words are power, essentially the power of creation. By my words I both discover and create who I am. By my words I elicit a word from you. Through our converse we create each other.
When God said, "Let there be light," there was light where before there was only darkness. When I say I love you, there is love where before there was only ambiguous silence. In a sense I do not love you first and then speak it, but only by speaking it give it reality. -- Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith, p. 413
| | Would it then be possible to say that since God's Word creates the reality of our changed actions, by those actions (though not exclusive of language) we preach His Word? |
In a theologically imprecise way, yes it would. Goldy living is the fruit of the Gospel, which points people to the Gospel.
When we read things such as the quote like Francis above, we should not expect the precision of a Systematic Theology. After all, what do we do with the verses in the Bible which say God has arms and eyes?