DD:
1) Bad, I would say no, But Judas may think otherwise.
I would say no, too, but surely Judas' experiential thoughts are irrelevant.
2) Imperfect, It does seem like it sometimes but, I trust in His view of the big picture and His judgement .
Surely our experiential thoughts are irrelevant, since we don't see the big picture.
3) Unrighteous, sinse He defines it. Who can judge Him?
Since we can't see the big picture and our concept of God is that He's larger than the sum of all the parts, I agree that any such judgement would be like children throwing their toys out of the playpen.
My point is, that it really is God's perogative
And I couldn't agree more, and that overarches all that I'm been saying on the whole thread. However isn't the discussion really about the theology of what is revealed in scripture.
I made the comment above (twice) that surely our experience is irrelevant. But ya know, I would actually question that, since I don't believe God limits Himself to dusty old books.
Our experience is allegedly what He gives us (Rom.8:28; Eph.1:11; etc.) and so it is important. We learn so much through our faculties.
Maybe our experience is subordinate to that which is revealed in scripture when there is a conflict but, with the process of interpretation being so wideranging, there are times when our experience explains scripture to us. For example: Matt.19:29 is far more poignant to someone who has left the JW's on consciencious grounds of faith, than someone who has never experienced that depth of foresakeness.
Nonetheless, it is your perogative to believe what you will about scripture. I suspect that if it's wildly wrong then something will come into your experience, or raise itself in your undersanding, to correct it (perhaps like a little toe up the rear end ).
I would ask a further question on exactly that point, though:
Whilst saving grace is irresistable, and progressive sanctification will have it's fulfillment in every believer, is it possible to resist the knowledge that God is able to give us?
