Comments on: Depravity, is it total? http://reasontostand.org/archives/2010/06/04/depravity-is-it-total Faith strengthened through evidence. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shfenglandhttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2010/06/04/depravity-is-it-total/comment-page-1#comment-587 shfengland Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:13:37 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=1355#comment-587 <a href="http://bit.ly/a1um51" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/a1um51</a> http://bit.ly/a1um51

]]> By: Coyhttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2010/06/04/depravity-is-it-total/comment-page-1#comment-579 Coy Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:03:06 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=1355#comment-579 Radically Corrupt is preferable to Totally Depraved. It's about Salvation. It's ultimately about how we respond to God not to each other. Matt. 7:11 is the continuation of a sermon which begins in chapter 5. In which it "plainly" states, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ... It stands to reason that this is a teaching moment for the disciples. They will be the seekers and knockers verse 7:7 speaks of. Many of the bystanders had no idea what He was even talking about because they were still hung up on "Love you enemies". They could not receive spiritual truth. In John's gospel (7:34) the Jews would unable to seek and find because they were blinded by the god of this world. (radically corrupt and dead in their sins) To your point, some Calvinists seem confused but I think it is unnecessary to slam the man himself. I'm thankful to God for using both Luther and Calvin to free the church from the dead religion it had become. The Reformed are always reforming as they gain greater insight into God's will through His word. It's a tight system. "The lost man cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer." Radically Corrupt is preferable to Totally Depraved. It's about Salvation. It's ultimately about how we respond to God not to each other.

Matt. 7:11 is the continuation of a sermon which begins in chapter 5. In which it "plainly" states, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, …

It stands to reason that this is a teaching moment for the disciples. They will be the seekers and knockers verse 7:7 speaks of. Many of the bystanders had no idea what He was even talking about because they were still hung up on "Love you enemies". They could not receive spiritual truth.

In John's gospel (7:34) the Jews would unable to seek and find because they were blinded by the god of this world. (radically corrupt and dead in their sins)

To your point, some Calvinists seem confused but I think it is unnecessary to slam the man himself. I'm thankful to God for using both Luther and Calvin to free the church from the dead religion it had become. The Reformed are always reforming as they gain greater insight into God's will through His word. It's a tight system.

"The lost man cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer."

]]> By: Shfengolihttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2010/06/04/depravity-is-it-total/comment-page-1#comment-578 Shfengoli Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:15:15 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=1355#comment-578 I'll admit, it is easier to sound didactic and condescending like WLC when you divide up the convo. I'll admit, it is easier to sound didactic and condescending like WLC when you divide up the convo.

]]> By: Shfengolihttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2010/06/04/depravity-is-it-total/comment-page-1#comment-577 Shfengoli Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:06:57 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=1355#comment-577 Haha. Just like the media. Haha. Just like the media.

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