tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post5826321079022808063..comments2024-01-24T15:46:14.823-05:00Comments on Covenant Theology: The Sovereign Rule of GodPuritan Ladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-65114628420710792972012-08-25T05:23:17.365-04:002012-08-25T05:23:17.365-04:00Neo,
Sorry for seeing this late, brother; I'v...Neo,<br /><br />Sorry for seeing this late, brother; I've been offline for a while. I'm well, thank you(and of course I remember you!). I hope you're keeping well yourself; I will drop you an email soon. <br /><br />God blessDannyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539247340940041068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-37759477316853879582012-08-15T23:36:35.326-04:002012-08-15T23:36:35.326-04:00Delighted to you see you writing brother Danny. I ...Delighted to you see you writing brother Danny. I hope all has been well with you. <br /><br />Neo (hope your remember me ;) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-87379133471613695572012-07-17T16:12:59.829-04:002012-07-17T16:12:59.829-04:00The way that I have been taught to look at the iss...The way that I have been taught to look at the issue of human free will is that there are 3 basic views: 1. Hard determinism = there is no free will. Everything is determined for us. We are prisoners to our circumstances. 2. Soft Determinism = Even though all is determined for us (even our desires), we are free because we choose what we desire. We are therefore responsible for what we choose. & 3. Liberterianism = God allows man to be free and designs reality around human freedom to ensure that his will comes to pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-74509136978539854492012-05-15T14:23:53.702-04:002012-05-15T14:23:53.702-04:00Thanks Starz102,
The issue of slavery is obviousl...Thanks Starz102,<br /><br />The issue of slavery is obviously a racially charged one today. Biblical slavery is comparable to what we would call indentured servitude. It is a shock to many to realize that the Bible does not treat "slavery" as immoral. But it does outlaw kidnapping and partial judgments. That may well be the subject of another, quite involved, post.Puritan Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-7705568756533543932012-05-14T22:21:27.537-04:002012-05-14T22:21:27.537-04:00Good post, good post. I have a question. When I re...Good post, good post. I have a question. When I read the term "slave" I'm tempted to think it means African slaves picking cotton in the southern US. However, when Paul we're slaves to righteousness he must have meant slaves like slavery in the Roman Empire. Do you have any links or can you recommend resources that talk about slavery in ancient Rome and what it meant to be a slave back then? I'm sure it was similar but different to slavery in the US centuries later.alberteje66https://www.blogger.com/profile/06770423100110617621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-55677093422805810692012-02-13T19:38:24.000-05:002012-02-13T19:38:24.000-05:00The will can be as free as it wants, if we cannot ...The will can be as free as it wants, if we cannot act on what we will then it is of no consequence. I can "will" to jump to the moon, but I seriously doubt that I can do it. In the same way, we can will not to sin, or will to have a relationship with God, but if we are unable to act in that way, because of our very nature, then the will does not matter.<br /><br />Libertarian free will is illogical and unBiblical, and once one concedes that the will is influenced by anything, then the free will argument fails, and it becomes, as PL said, a question of defining that to which the will is relative to.Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811077365729979841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-70488847296449493862012-02-13T18:15:41.914-05:002012-02-13T18:15:41.914-05:00Thanks Puritan Lad.
Agreed. The term "free w...Thanks Puritan Lad.<br /><br />Agreed. The term "free will" is fraught with ambiguity, and as you note, it is rarely defined. It is<br />ingrained in the culture, something people just say without giving it much thought.DannyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539247340940041068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34749839.post-91335451438799302152012-02-13T16:10:56.398-05:002012-02-13T16:10:56.398-05:00Good Stuff.
I tend to shy away from the term &quo...Good Stuff.<br /><br />I tend to shy away from the term "free will", because those who use it rarely define what it is. What exactly is our will free from? What is it not free from? One thing is for sure, the human will is not free from it's deformed nature. We are, as Scripture tells us, "slaves to sin". Man's will is not free until the Son makes it free.Puritan Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.com