Comments on: Pneuma-Filled ESV http://katadrew.com/2008/pneuma-filled-esv/ die klenar kesel kuchdal iwar Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:27:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Drew Mausthttp://katadrew.com/2008/pneuma-filled-esv/#comment-779 Drew Maust Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:43:26 +0000 http://katadrew.com/?p=251#comment-779 Hey Andy! It's good to hear from you and that you're doing astrophysics. Thanks for the read and re-posting your thoughts from Facebook. Hopefully seeing the video shed some light on the "dancing" ESV.As to some of the terms. ESV stands for English Standard Version which is a translation of the Bible. You can read it and about it online at their website: http://www.esv.org. Pneuma is a Koine Greek word employed in the New Testament which is variously translated "wind" or "spirit" or "Spirit." You may note the intended polysemy of pneuma in the above post by rendering it "wind-filled" (i.e., the laptop fan is blowing on the Bible) or "spirit-filled" (i.e., a spirit or the Holy Spirit is causing the pages of the Bible to dance).I appreciate your point that just because something has a natural explanation doesn't preclude a supernatural explanation. They're not mutually exclusive. Indeed, there would be no natural without the supernatural or ever-sustaining work of God in Christ who "is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power" (Heb. 1:3). Morever, I also completely agree that God communicates through nature, those "miracles" which seem completely natural, chief among which are the heavens that declare his glory (Psalm 19).Thanks again Andy. Stop by anytime! Hey Andy! It’s good to hear from you and that you’re doing astrophysics. Thanks for the read and re-posting your thoughts from Facebook. Hopefully seeing the video shed some light on the “dancing” ESV.

As to some of the terms. ESV stands for English Standard Version which is a translation of the Bible. You can read it and about it online at their website: http://www.esv.org. Pneuma is a Koine Greek word employed in the New Testament which is variously translated “wind” or “spirit” or “Spirit.” You may note the intended polysemy of pneuma in the above post by rendering it “wind-filled” (i.e., the laptop fan is blowing on the Bible) or “spirit-filled” (i.e., a spirit or the Holy Spirit is causing the pages of the Bible to dance).

I appreciate your point that just because something has a natural explanation doesn’t preclude a supernatural explanation. They’re not mutually exclusive. Indeed, there would be no natural without the supernatural or ever-sustaining work of God in Christ who “is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power” (Heb. 1:3). Morever, I also completely agree that God communicates through nature, those “miracles” which seem completely natural, chief among which are the heavens that declare his glory (Psalm 19).

Thanks again Andy. Stop by anytime!

]]> By: Andy Reinhardthttp://katadrew.com/2008/pneuma-filled-esv/#comment-778 Andy Reinhardt Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:37:24 +0000 http://katadrew.com/?p=251#comment-778 Just for someone who isn't well versed on theology, what do many of the terms you speak of mean (ESV, pneuma, etc.). I am going into astrophysics, but I place higher value on the Bible and its teachings, and this interests me a whole lot. Also, I should note that just because there is a natural explanation for it doesn't necessarily mean that God won't always be trying to communicate something with it. Perhaps this isn't some great sign or miracle (still very confused about what exactly you were talking about), but God's hidden voice can be heard in everything on this Earth, even something as small an occurance as that. For instance, I am moving to Huntsville AL in August, and every time we are on the way back home, when we cross over into TN, Sweet Home Alabama comes on the radio and goes off at the exact moment we cross the border. This could be a simple coincidence at this point (only happening twice), but its occurance has a purpose. You event may or may not as well. Just for someone who isn’t well versed on theology, what do many of the terms you speak of mean (ESV, pneuma, etc.). I am going into astrophysics, but I place higher value on the Bible and its teachings, and this interests me a whole lot. Also, I should note that just because there is a natural explanation for it doesn’t necessarily mean that God won’t always be trying to communicate something with it. Perhaps this isn’t some great sign or miracle (still very confused about what exactly you were talking about), but God’s hidden voice can be heard in everything on this Earth, even something as small an occurance as that. For instance, I am moving to Huntsville AL in August, and every time we are on the way back home, when we cross over into TN, Sweet Home Alabama comes on the radio and goes off at the exact moment we cross the border. This could be a simple coincidence at this point (only happening twice), but its occurance has a purpose. You event may or may not as well.

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