tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post4747702777346403869..comments2024-02-27T06:42:59.658-08:00Comments on Assembly Quest: The goalclumsy oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-31615903463213123072007-05-25T07:17:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:17:00.000-07:00bigjonah,I wasn't actually referring to anything s...bigjonah,<BR/><BR/>I wasn't actually referring to anything specific, although I first heard the Gospel described as a contract or covenant---where God and man both have a part---with regard to someone who leans Reformed.clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-53524100162340663102007-05-24T19:17:00.000-07:002007-05-24T19:17:00.000-07:00"When we present the Gospel as some sort of contra..."When we present the Gospel as some sort of contract between God and man, we do exactly that. We cast aspersion on God's character, saying that He's the sort of Person who only acts in His own interest." Are you referring to some of the Reformed ideas on this subject or something else?bigjonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140305683422041321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-63468065458142991462007-05-16T07:36:00.000-07:002007-05-16T07:36:00.000-07:00"Gods supreme interest in man is Christ."Very true..."Gods supreme interest in man is Christ."<BR/><BR/>Very true. But I want to avoid trivializing God's love for sinners at the same time. What I mean by that is, I want to avoid shielding ourselves from the intensity and passion of God's love by building a theology. Not that you do so; I'm just commenting on my motives.<BR/><BR/>It was God's love that motivated Christ to take on Himself the formclumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-30683227029522655622007-05-15T07:17:00.000-07:002007-05-15T07:17:00.000-07:00Wow! Excellent discussion, and really nice respon...Wow! Excellent discussion, and really nice response there, Marco. Couldn't agree with you more.<BR/><BR/>I'd go further on the other side of what MacDonald is saying. He's putting forth "education" as the "fix" to the evangelism problem. What is the essential element of the Gospel? God cares about you enough to have sent His Son to die for your sins.<BR/><BR/>High pressure sales tactics KingJaymzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634900494300298298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-23419994681003149042007-05-15T06:17:00.000-07:002007-05-15T06:17:00.000-07:00Kendall, Glad you're enjoying Darby! Vol. 12 is a ...Kendall, <BR/>Glad you're enjoying Darby! Vol. 12 is a great investment.<BR/><BR/>This is my second attempt at replying to your comment: I want to be very careful of what I say here.<BR/><BR/>I've read the article you posted several times over the last couple years. I'm afraid I have a real problem with the tone and direction it takes. I see some dangerous leanings in it, and indeed: I see the clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-67583428722644326752007-05-14T07:14:00.000-07:002007-05-14T07:14:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-7892602447523626932007-05-13T21:04:00.000-07:002007-05-13T21:04:00.000-07:00Gods supreme interest in man is Christ. I dont thi...Gods supreme interest in man is Christ. I dont think (although I cant bs sure) we are ever going to see God the Father who is spirit. Christ said no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].We will behold Christ Himself who is God. Christ is the Word or expression of God. God becomming man is Christ the supreme act of bigjonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140305683422041321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-67576778364082612572007-05-11T18:18:00.000-07:002007-05-11T18:18:00.000-07:00After reading your article I remember this oneI am...After reading your article I remember this one<BR/>I am enjoying your comments reading Darby Volume 12 one on your reading list.<BR/><BR/>EVANGELICAL DILEMMA<BR/><BR/>By William MacDonald<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>There is a CURIOUS PROBLEM today in the evangelical world---one that poses sobering questions for the church and for the individual believer. The PROBLEM in brief is this: a great army of Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117171061147166085noreply@blogger.com