Does the Devil Exist? A Debate on Nightline
An interesting debate on the existence of Satan between Mark Driscoll, Annie Lobert, Deepak Chopra, and Carlton Pearson. Check it out here: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaceOff/
We all use to shout out to Carlton Pearson’s Live at Asuza recordings. I still listen to them and enjoy them. It is sad to see what he has become. Watch and listen. Does he believe anything anymore? Driscoll on the other hand holds the Christian line with boldness and winsomeness.
This is who I am may your life be enriched.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra
BTW, I think you are talking about Deepak Chopra. He is not a scientist. He is a mystic new age guru. He spouts stuff as if he knows science but his own views are not at all scientific per se. I don’t know that much about him except that he holds vaguely to a sense of the spiritual in the world, and our ability to tap into that spirituality and enhance our lives with it.
I agree with you and him that we should not act like we have a corner on the truth. Of course, no one does but God Himself.
But he is not using that phrase as you would or about the issues that you are mentioning. He is not a Christian at all and he is using that cliche as a bludgeon to beat Christians in that debate instead of really dealing with the arguments at hand. In other words, he is sidestepping and finger pointing.
Honestly, he doesn’t really mean what he says. First, his statement would seem to be against an attitude of arrogance but what he really is against is the concept of absolute truth. He doesn’t like it so he’s spouting off. Second, he undercuts his own cliche because he believes that he has a corner on the truth! Why do I say that? Because he believes he knows better than we do, at least he claims to know enough “truth” to tell Christians that they are wrong about “truth”.
See, you can’t escape the issues of truth with cliches like this. Everyone is making truth claims and they need to back them up with arguments not pretend that they alone are humble enough, smart enough, tolerant enough, enlightened enough, or whatever.
So, I guess what I’m saying is this: sure, the statement, “have no corner on the truth,” is useful to indicate an undue attitude of arrogance and pride and self-righteousness. But we still must be interested in the Truth and in an intolerant age simply standing for truth, even winsomely and graciously, is enough to be considered arrogant and intolerant.
Very thought provoking although the Bishop concerns me more than anyone I believe he is deceived. The scientist at one point says “To act like you have a corner on truth is to limit God”. Concerning the way apostolic churches talk about other churches that have salvation according to the book of Acts I believe this is true. Another words just cause they do not have our standards does not mean God is not working on them to have complete salvation and in that process if he chooses to come or they should die there is a good chance they will be in Heaven. This is just my belief the only thing you can count on for sure is that the Bible says we serve a just God.