I'd love your reaction to Finney's thoughts: "Evangelist Charles Finney once said that he could not believe that 'a person who has ever known the love of God [could] relish a secular novel.'"
From "Faith in the Halls of Power" by D. Michael Lindsay, pg 132.
Ha! I agree. Why do you think for many Christians boycotting certain things is seen as part of their "Christianly" duties? How would you respond to someone who felt that all Christians should boycott a certain movie or book because he or she believed it could hinder someone else's faith? Are there really sacred and secular realms in life?
Good questions. I legitimately don't know what a "secular novel" is or what it's opposite would be. But you're asking a guy (me, that is) who is convinced that God used a novel called "Lolita" to form and transform him.
I would be incredibly interested in your explanation of God using "Lolita" to transform you (if that is not too personal of a topic). I study religion in the sociological sense and God using things other than the Bible to speak is an interesting proposition. Also, I really enjoy your writing.
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I'd love your reaction to Finney's thoughts: "Evangelist Charles Finney once said that he could not believe that 'a person who has ever known the love of God [could] relish a secular novel.'"
From "Faith in the Halls of Power" by D. Michael Lindsay, pg 132.
My reaction would be simple: What on earth is a secular novel?
Ha! I agree. Why do you think for many Christians boycotting certain things is seen as part of their "Christianly" duties? How would you respond to someone who felt that all Christians should boycott a certain movie or book because he or she believed it could hinder someone else's faith? Are there really sacred and secular realms in life?
Good questions. I legitimately don't know what a "secular novel" is or what it's opposite would be. But you're asking a guy (me, that is) who is convinced that God used a novel called "Lolita" to form and transform him.
I would be incredibly interested in your explanation of God using "Lolita" to transform you (if that is not too personal of a topic). I study religion in the sociological sense and God using things other than the Bible to speak is an interesting proposition. Also, I really enjoy your writing.
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