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"We've all seen the tracts, “How to Be 100% Sure of Heaven” detailing a five-to-six step program capped off by reciting the sinner's prayer. Perhaps we've been led or even led someone through "The Roman's Road" or "The Four Spiritual Laws."
But is the gospel primarily about our own salvation? How we can go to heaven when we die? Or is it somehow even bigger, grander, and more whole-cosmos oriented than this?" — Apr 15, 2026 11:25AM
"We've all seen the tracts, “How to Be 100% Sure of Heaven” detailing a five-to-six step program capped off by reciting the sinner's prayer. Perhaps we've been led or even led someone through "The Roman's Road" or "The Four Spiritual Laws."
But is the gospel primarily about our own salvation? How we can go to heaven when we die? Or is it somehow even bigger, grander, and more whole-cosmos oriented than this?" — Apr 15, 2026 11:25AM
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""Liberation from the papacy was not substituted with a captivity to the individual but the freedom to interpret the Scriptures with the church catholic (universal), according to the analogy of faith."" — 11 hours, 20 min ago
""Liberation from the papacy was not substituted with a captivity to the individual but the freedom to interpret the Scriptures with the church catholic (universal), according to the analogy of faith."" — 11 hours, 20 min ago
Context is always of special importance to the interpretation of any scriptural passage. But I object to the use of the context to override the clear particulars of the passage.
Context isn't just of "special importance." Context is king. Context is determinative for both limiting and then selecting from available interpretations. If your favored "clear particulars of the passage" don't agree with the context, then they should be abandoned. This quote has "I'm about to engage in some eisegesis" written all over it.
I can only imagine what my professors would have said if I would have written this line into one of my seminary essays.
“This reflects in the sphere of epistemology the wider point made by Cornelius Van Til that “covenant theology is the only form of theology which gives a completely personalistic interpretation to reality.”18”
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
“According to Levin, the fundamental problem is that both rival parties view social institutions “not as molds that ought to shape their behavior and character but as platforms that allow them greater individual exposure and enable them to hone their personal brands.”
― Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically
― Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically
“I thought that in an age when books were few and the intellectual appetite sharp-set, any knowledge might be welcome in any context. But this does not explain why the authors so gladly present knowledge which most of their audience must have possessed. One gets the impression that medieval people, like Professor Tolkien’s Hobbits, enjoyed books which told them what they already knew.”
― The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
― The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
“Esther Meek summarizes this uncontractual dynamic in the following way: “Law, so prominent in Scripture, is not to be understood as creating relationship. Rather, law nourishes relationship.”11”
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
“During a British conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian faith. They began eliminating possibilities. Incarnation? Other religions had different versions of gods appearing in human form. Resurrection? Again, other religions had accounts of return from death. The debate went on for some time until C. S. Lewis wandered into the room. “What’s the rumpus about?” He asked, and heard in reply that his colleagues were discussing Christianity’s unique contribution among world religions. Lewis responded, “Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.” After some discussion, the conferees had to agree. The notion of God’s love coming to us free of charge, no strings attached, seems to go against every instinct of humanity. The Buddhist eight-fold path, the Hindu doctrine of karma, the Jewish covenant, and Muslim code of law—each of these offers a way to earn approval. Only Christianity dares to make God’s love unconditional”
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
― Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
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