tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post3209452556809937002..comments2023-10-09T04:37:04.123-04:00Comments on The matthew never knew: The 'Liberal' Labelmatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053050572052804795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-37994261230663204032008-09-11T18:21:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:21:00.000-04:00Jesus was a cultural and theological liberal.I cho...Jesus was a cultural and theological liberal.<BR/><BR/>I choose to follow in His footsteps. :)Tammy Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952150644500728915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-5158272253721011972008-09-10T11:07:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:07:00.000-04:00I think "liberal" in theology is (as with most thi...I think "liberal" in theology is (as with most things) relative as well. I'm considered very liberal by some, and extremely conservative by others. I try not to let either label bother me.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143997227472384240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706355.post-42955872946545320892008-09-10T09:12:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:12:00.000-04:00Hey Matthew,As usual, your posts always stimulate ...Hey Matthew,<BR/><BR/>As usual, your posts always stimulate a thought in me. :)<BR/> <BR/>You have rightly called for a defining of liberal when applied as much as it is. Classical liberalism, for instance, is something that Republicans, at least in theory, ought to support wholeheartedly! :)<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the theological view you hold, as I'm sure you know, has long roots in the Christian faith and in the Wesleyan tradition as well. Here's a quote from John the Man the himself, "We have great reason to hope, although they lived among the heathen, yet (many of them) were of quite another spirit, being taught of God, by his inward voice, all the essentials of true religion." (From the sermon, 'On Faith.')Aaron Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299034713765681549noreply@blogger.com