Comment on PUC Professor: The Noachian Flood was just a local flood? by Daniel.
It is interesting to note that students and alums are providing a much broader perspective of Dr. Ness and the type of teaching that is going on at PUC, but Pitman and Hilde insist on narrowing the discussion back down to the video alone. Is this any way to conduct an honest and Christian discussion?
When a verse in the Bible provides the reader with some difficulty, what is the first thing Biblical scholars recommend? Read the text around the verse in question to gain some context. I believe that ample context has been provided in this discussion, but context seems to be the enemy here. Context puts this to rest, which is not what Pitman and Hilde appear to want. Rather, they seem to want to fan the flames of controversy by insisting on a narrow view, both in this discussion and within the entire church.
My daughter is currently a student at PUC, not Wiemar. While Wiemar may have something to offer, I am happy with the Adventist Christian education she is receiving at PUC, and so is she. This attempt to drag a professor she respects and admires, and the school she loves, through the mud has hurt her deeply. Furthermore, it has has not had the effect that Pitman and Hilde seem to want. On the contrary, it is their behavior, not Dr. Ness’s, that causes her to worry about her church and the direction it is going. But it has also strengthened her resolve to get involved and not let divisiveness and mean-spirited behavior gain any more hold in the church she loves.
