tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post2766229003114058514..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Book Notice: J.R. Daniel Kirk - Unlocking RomansMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-64591840893046301042009-05-11T12:34:00.000-05:002009-05-11T12:34:00.000-05:00Well, certainly don't challenge him to a drinking ...Well, certainly don't challenge him to a drinking match, Daniel, although I do know you can hold your own.<br /><br />Nice to see your book getting the attention it deserves. I'm telling everyone who is gaga over the new book on justification by Wright that they ought to read yours, at least in addtion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380135958825365842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-69792497959712372622009-05-11T11:48:00.000-05:002009-05-11T11:48:00.000-05:00Note to self: Learn to play nicely with Martin!Note to self: Learn to play nicely with Martin!J. R. Daniel Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000174430575970585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-68104882681161549962009-05-09T19:25:00.000-05:002009-05-09T19:25:00.000-05:00This understanding of Church and salvation seems t...This understanding of Church and salvation seems to "deify" the Church, when the Church was from Luther or Paul's view born in faith and graced by faith. <br /><br />So, it is not about religion, in this sense, as it is whatever one does in good conscience within a particular Church denomination and accountablity to the standards of the particular Church.<br /><br />The Church was, at the same time, a sect of Judiasm, in that it "purified" the Jewish tradition. Some have equated the Church with the Essene sect of Judiasm. And others think that Christian, Jewish and Islam began in the same geographic location (and Buddhism even was part of the roots, or origins of these movements) and had similar roots.Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com