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Subject: Why won't Calvinists answer directly??? |
Bible Note: You are very encouraging, have you ever read Edwards on this? The reason I ask is because he encourages one to think carefully about the implications of choice -- and his treatise on free will is one of the truly finest things ever written. It is clearly the best essay by an American ever! According Jonathan Edwards the word election must mean choice or cause in some sense. As I understand it, there is a field of inquiry called Biblical Theology and another we know as Systematic Theology. The doctrine of election is not categorized in Biblical Theology, but instead in Systematic Theology. Therefore, we can conclude that it is gotten by looking at the real meaning of the word and harmonizing what does the Bible mean when it talks of predestination. Often, there is a need to do some quality logic along with the observation of Biblical texts in order to even be able to understand the words and ideas there. Some Biblical texts take less thought than others. Do you notice that many people (who have come to inconsistant conclusions) have done a quality job of getting at what the Bible says, but don't do quality logic with what it means --which makes application impossible. Such as drawing conclusions that fit their view of God (which view is limited to a preconceived notion of their own or of their culture's, etc.). |