tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post6406618910488249878..comments2024-03-30T00:33:32.285+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Finding true love via true revelation of the true SonPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-32214258684631510812014-01-27T10:27:27.190+13:002014-01-27T10:27:27.190+13:00"Martin of 'Clearview' "
Oh! Om..."Martin of 'Clearview' "<br /><br />Oh! Omniscient, now are we?<br /><br />St. Paul says: "Here we see through a glass, darkly". <br /><br />But then, I suppose, prophets were never valued in their own country.Father Ron Smithhttp://kiwianglo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-77691997208226955972014-01-25T01:54:16.355+13:002014-01-25T01:54:16.355+13:00"The setting up of one attribute of God again..."The setting up of one attribute of God against another leads to all sorts of philosophical nonsense. Pitch God's justice against God's love and see who's laughing now ;-)"<br /><br />Not sure of the force of the second sentence. Love isn't so much an 'attribute' of God as His very character. It's the foundation of His tripersonal nature. God's love (or rather 'loves') 'ad extra' has several different dimensions, which must be carefully delineated or we will end up in confusion and contradiction. Don Carson's little book 'The Difficult Doctrine of God's Love' is a good place to start in handling the biblical material, much of it Johannine.<br /><br />Martin of ClearviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-50070868648761182612014-01-24T19:17:05.898+13:002014-01-24T19:17:05.898+13:00I found Michael Horton's 'The Christian Fa...I found Michael Horton's 'The Christian Faith' very accessible as a first year theology student, and very valuable in having a conservative evangelical source that deals with contemporary theological trends. That said, it does require stretching the mind and doing a little self-education, so perhaps may not be an "introductory" book.<br /><br />My only main criticism of Horton is his cessationism, a stance which requires a lot of theological pretzel making to get around Scripture's teaching on spiritual gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-37493356088727466212014-01-24T11:49:34.712+13:002014-01-24T11:49:34.712+13:00Both comments pertinent, thanks, Bosco and Rhys!Both comments pertinent, thanks, Bosco and Rhys!Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-55605415082381178182014-01-24T11:32:52.272+13:002014-01-24T11:32:52.272+13:00The setting up of one attribute of God against ano...The setting up of one attribute of God against another leads to all sorts of philosophical nonsense. Pitch God's justice against God's love and see who's laughing now ;-)<br /><br />Blessings<br /><br />Boscoliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822769747947139669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-67321241295457918542014-01-24T11:28:21.884+13:002014-01-24T11:28:21.884+13:00Yes, MH, I have heard the book is peppered with jo...Yes, MH, I have heard the book is peppered with jokes.<br /><br />Though some are not that good ... or is humour, like beauty, in the eye of the beholder?Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-19521756630875965922014-01-24T11:26:42.769+13:002014-01-24T11:26:42.769+13:00It's hard to see what any of this means in pra...It's hard to see what any of this means in practice, for the simple reason that each situation we meet is unique - whatever general Christian principle we adhere to, we are bound to seek the wisdom of God in our ignorance and dependence concerning what to do or say - or wait for. Sometimes the brutal truth is best pastoral response; at other times silence is required. Sometimes we must say "here I stand I can do no other"; sometimes we pray together with those with whom we cannot agree at any intellectual point.<br />The slogan "unconditional love" has proved to be a dangerous recipe and required a lot of subsequent thinking about 'boundaries'; on the other hand, boundaries can become an alibi for disengagement. If we remember that truth is something to be done in practice maybe the apparent dichotomy with love becomes less painful.<br />Rhys<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-89556276888179925062014-01-24T10:57:06.702+13:002014-01-24T10:57:06.702+13:00"His prose is not weighed down by jargon (as ..."His prose is not weighed down by jargon (as Michael Horton’s often is in The Christian Faith.) This means that this book is actually useful not only for first year students but for lay people. It is a fun read: I can safely say that this is the funniest Systematic Theology I have ever read."<br /><br />Now that's a recommendation!<br />Martinos HilarosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com