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1 | Theological Term: Ordo Salutis | Rom 8:31 | Hank | 151265 | ||
Good stuff, Doc. That last quote of Herman Ridderbos reminded me of a time when I was part of a captive audience that was forced to endure for more than half an hour a speech by some wind bag who rattled on and on about how he had been able to achieve so much personal success and happiness since he became a Christian. If the man mentioned even once what Christ did on the cross to make his salvation possible, I missed it. Perhaps I dozed off! I wondered then and wonder still whether this guy actually believed that Christ died on the cross so that he could be successful in his business. That was years ago, long before the Word of Faith Movement became the dominant force it is today and the 'name it and claim it' mantra became nearly as well known as Coca-Cola. But believing lies has no historical bounds. Ask Eve. . --Hank | ||||||
2 | Theological Term: Ordo Salutis | Rom 8:31 | DocTrinsograce | 151266 | ||
Dear Brother Hank, Your reply post reminded me of the time I had a captive audience whom I forced to endure more than half an hour speech on how I had been able to achieve so much personal success and happiness... No, just kidding. :-) Actually, the reason the same old lines "sell" so well is because they appeal to the deep roots of our human nature. In fact, any time we find a doctrine that appeals to our pride or our desires, we should watch out! The human heart being what it is, we'll even happily oblige the false teacher by compensating for the inconsistencies of his message! One of these days I'll post on the similarity between Baalism and modern secularism. Its really amazing how similar they are! In Him, Doc |
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3 | Theological Term: Ordo Salutis | Rom 8:31 | Hank | 151271 | ||
Yes, Doc, it's amazing to discover that essentially all modern heresies have their roots in ancient heresies and pagan beliefs. There is nothing new about New Age. The Word-Faith Movement -- "name in and claim it" is a charismatic edition of Peale's and Schuller's Positive Thinking school, and their key ideas can be traced backed to Emile Coue -- "Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better." -- and this notion can be traced back at least as far as the tower of Babel. I've lived long enough to see history repeating itself, and so I KNOW "there is no new thing under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). --Hank | ||||||