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1 | Why can we not just be Christians? | 1 Pet 1:2 | kalos | 151522 | ||
"The scriptures amply illustrate both that God sometimes decrees things that he does not desire and desires things that he does not decree." ____________________ 2 Peter 3:9 (NET Bible) The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any[4] to perish but for all to come to repentance. Footnote 4. "He does not wish for any to perish." '...the literary context seems to be against the Arminian view, while the historical context seems to be against (one representation of) the Calvinist view. The answer to this conundrum is found in the term "wish" (a participle in Greek from the verb boulomai). It often represents a mere wish, or one's desiderative will, rather than one's resolve. Unless God's will is viewed on the two planes of his desiderative and decretive will (what he desires and what he decrees), hopeless confusion will result. The scriptures amply illustrate both that God sometimes decrees things that he does not desire and desires things that he does not decree. It is not that his will can be thwarted, nor that he has limited his sovereignty. But the mystery of God's dealings with humanity is best seen if this tension is preserved. Otherwise, either God will be perceived as good but impotent or as a sovereign taskmaster. Here the idea that God does not wish for any to perish speaks only of God's desiderative will, without comment on his decretive will.' ____________________ (http://www.bible.org/cgi-bin/netbible.pl#note_3) |
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2 | Why can we not just be Christians? | 1 Pet 1:2 | Morant61 | 151535 | ||
Greetings Kalos! There is a much simple solution to this problem than creating multiple 'kinds' of wills. :-) There are some things that God wills that are conditional. God willed for Nivevah to repent. If they did not, they would be judged. If they did, they would be forgiven. God willed for Jerusalem to 'be gathered under His wings', but they would not. God wills for all to be saved, but not all repent. The approach advocated by so many is to create a schizoprenic (sp?) God who wants all to be saved, but not enough to actually save them! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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