Comments on: Searching for The Third Way: Baptism, Part 7

By: Midgeoreno

Midgeoreno — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:39:00 +0000

What is the difference between a God that predestines some to election, and a God that knowingly creates some that will never choose rational belief in Christ? The truth is that Jesus spoke more of Hell than he did of Heaven. He created all, for the Glory of God, some for noble purposes, some for ignoble.

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By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:48:22 +0000

Exodus interchangeably states that God hardened Pharaoh's heart, and that Pharaoh hardened his own heart. (Ex 4:21, 7:3, 8:15, 8:32, 9:12, 9:34, 10:1, 10:27 etc). One would think that the plagues God sent would change the heart of most people, out of fear for their lives if nothing else. But in Pharaoh's case, these things hardened his heart. So God really did do things that hardened Pharaoh's heart, even though those same deeds would have brought repentance in some other people. Pharaoh himself chose which response he would have — but God knew how Pharaoh would respond before he performed the plagues. So there was an element of free will and an element of causation by God.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:29:22 +0000

Grace as the ultimate dialectic union is very plausible. I never thought of it that way.