tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post8777995449504235733..comments2024-03-28T03:25:49.943-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Sin and the Law 3Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-38690993897215477962010-09-17T10:24:10.563-04:002010-09-17T10:24:10.563-04:00Marc-I agree with you, but perhaps clarification i...Marc-I agree with you, but perhaps clarification is needed when someone says we cannot earn God's favor. My interpretation of the statement is what we read in Eph. 2:8-9, about our salvation. Let us not forget that the words we say and the ideas our words are intended to convey are at times incongruent. I often need to ask what someone means when they say something that doesn't sound right, accurate, or true.Ryan Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321434670395506834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-32584561842502061242010-09-06T03:18:09.633-04:002010-09-06T03:18:09.633-04:00I'm sorry but anyone who "did not think a...I'm sorry but anyone who "did not think anyone could earn God's favor" simply makes a mockery of God's justice. Where does Paul say this?<br /><br />On the contrary, <i>of course</i> God is pleased by good actions, <i>of course</i> we come into his favour if we do well, <i>of course</i> he rewards virtue (Rom 2)!<br /><br />It's this silly post-Luther fretting with "earning" that has made us say things which are nonsense and contrary to God's explicit Word. Yes, God <i>can</i> favour undeserving people graciously but that's the exception to the rule.<br /><br />[end-of-rant]Marchttp://criticalBelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-51523058831143121692010-09-04T04:18:32.512-04:002010-09-04T04:18:32.512-04:00Ken,
A friend of mine point me to your blog earl...Ken, <br /><br />A friend of mine point me to your blog earlier today. I enjoyed reading the different posts and I'm especially enjoying your thoughts on Sin and the Law. Thanks for putting time into these articles. <br /><br />God bless!Josh Turanskyhttp://www.joshturansky.comnoreply@blogger.com