tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372099135272460009.post5960867793137008212..comments2023-03-29T12:07:07.270-04:00Comments on Van AllsBlog : From Heavy Theology to Easy BelievismChristopher Mark Van Allsburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16955371990568269785noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372099135272460009.post-52740023997362979062008-07-08T13:26:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:26:00.000-04:00Chris,I will be back to your points, but in the me...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I will be back to your points, but in the meantime I wanted to give you a link to a Calvinist theologian and a book that looks interesting:<BR/><BR/>We are selling a book called <A HREF="http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~I~GAFBYFAIT" REL="nofollow">By Faith Not by Sight</A> by Richard Gaffin.<BR/><BR/>Here is the description (and I can't say I disagree with Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372099135272460009.post-35834671705545263882008-07-08T13:02:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:02:00.000-04:00also, in the Matthew (19, actually) story of the r...also, in the Matthew (19, actually) story of the rich young ruler, we get a clue to jesus' intentions w/ the young man when he asks "What still do I lack?" Apparently this fellow knew that strict obedience to the 10 commandments was either a) not possilbe, or b) insufficient. Moreover, Jesus sums up the law and doesn't just quote the decalogue when he says, "and love your neighbor as yourself."Christopher Mark Van Allsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955371990568269785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372099135272460009.post-18715236916889220672008-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:00jon, thanks for the comment. you seem to be the o...jon, <BR/><BR/>thanks for the comment. you seem to be the only person on the planet interested in giving time and thought to what i write. <BR/><BR/>so, thanks again, brother!<BR/><BR/>I guess my immediate reaction to your ideas about contextual vs. universal applications of the salvation message in scripture is that it seems to produce a lack of foundationalism to the gospel message of Christopher Mark Van Allsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955371990568269785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372099135272460009.post-51559020319217046442008-07-07T11:55:00.000-04:002008-07-07T11:55:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post, Chris.I think I agree with yo...Thanks for the post, Chris.<BR/><BR/>I think I agree with you that justification and sanctification have been dichotomized in an unhealthy way......but the passages you listed appear to be contextually specific. I'm always cautious in how much universal truth about faith I take out of a specific context. In Luke 13, Jesus is addressing a group of people who were discussing the "the Galileans Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.com