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You’re St. Melito of Sardis! You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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You’re St. Justin Martyr! You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow! I like it.
I have read the book. On the whole I thought it was good. My main criticism is it was fairly rigidly Reformed.
I found his comments on IAO fairly conventional and weak.
'rigidly Reformed'?
I suppose he could be rigidly non-Reformed. There's plenty of those around.
As much as I appreciate someone defending active obedience, it does rather make it sound as if reckoning and union are antithetical. How many serious classic reformed theologians have suggested that imputation takes place without union?
Beautifully put!
Hi Matt
'I suppose he could be rigidly non-Reformed. There's plenty of those around.'
I suppose there are and they too are wrong.
Cole writes 'as the traditional doctrine of imputation maintains'. He really means of course 'double imputation'. All 'traditional' evangelicals believe in 'imputation' what many do not subscribe to is double imputation.
I don't particularly wish to detract from Cole's book for on the whole I found it very good. The one other area I found him weak on was new creation. It seemed not a great deal more than a return to Eden. Two quibbles with an otherwise worthwhile (if a little worthy) book.
For all its un-charity, all I can think is "ugh..."
Why is union with Christ insufficient? Why do we have to create this non-biblical category of imputation? Why create this non-biblical idea of his stuff being put in our account? Doesn't the NT have a sufficient store of images and metaphors to adequately communicate the effects of Christ's death for us?
Ugh...
Dan, how does "union" make us "righteous"?
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