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This is the time of year when things slow down, there's Christmas food lying around and I can try to focus on getting one or five of this year's books finished finished up.

We've been exploring the applications of breadth, length, depth and height.

Asa Mahan parallels the salvation of the sinner with the baptism of the Spirit in a believer, both as gifts that God offers to all those who, as it were, seek to unwrap them. Warfield counters that not all sinners are given, let alone characterized by, pardon and eternal life; whereas believers are promised, and in fact distinguished by the Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:9)

Asa Mahan parallels the salvation of the sinner with the baptism of the Spirit in a believer, both as gifts that God offers to all those who, as it were, seek to unwrap them. Warfield counters that not all sinners are given, let alone characterized by, pardon and eternal life; whereas believers are promised, and in fact distinguished by the Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:9)

Asa Mahan parallels the salvation of the sinner with the baptism of the Spirit in a believer, both as gifts that God offers to all those who, as it were, seek to unwrap them. Warfield counters that not all sinners are given, let alone characterized by, pardon and eternal life; whereas believers are promised, and in fact distinguished by the Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:9)

There's a pretty helpful explanation of spiritual deadness in this section.

Joseph Alleine. I am undone.

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Archetypal angry young man & his wife come to Dave's college&career meeting shouting the standard accusations against Christ. When allowed to talk, Dave challenges him on the "inherent goodness of man" notes contradiction with his "problem of evil" argument. When AYM finally leaves, Ruth asks what brought that on. "I guess it may have been crammed down their throats when they were kids and they've reacted against it"

Archetypal angry young man & his wife come to Dave's college&career meeting shouting the standard accusations against Christ. When allowed to talk, Dave challenges him on the "inherent goodness of man" notes contradiction with his 'problem of evil" argument. When AYM finally leaves, Ruth asks what brought that on. "I guess it may have been crammed down their throats when they were kids and they've reacted against it"

So far, it's like one of those legal thrillers, except with accountants!

Books about people who read lots of other books are such a racket, aren't they?

Sandemanianism. Christmas Evans.

At this point, one of these guys thinks it's a good debate tactic to just pretend he can't read. It's disappointing.

Got through the front matter. Ran out of highlighter.

Chapter 8, " Apostasy from the Commands of the Gospel," is really good.