Subject: Christian Primer Terms? |
Bible Note: Kalos: I found the quote I was talking about in an online review of MacArthur's "Gospel According to Jesus" and Ryrie's "So Great Salvation," which itself was intended to be a rebuttal of MacArthur's work. The quote itself is found on page 45 of Ryrie's book. I would encourage you to read this review, as the problems I had with Ryrie's work are reflected quite well. After reading Ryrie's book, I was left wondering if he and I had ben reading the same book he was talking about. He takes MacArthur's statements out of context and tries to equate "Lordship Salvation" with legalistic works-righteousness, which it is not. In any case, here is the link to the review, which I hope many on this forum will take a glance at the following link, replacing the [TILDE] in the address with a tilde (the Spanish quiggly thing above the 'n" -- the forum won't let us include it in posts) http://www.rapidnet.com/[TILDE]jbeard/bdm/BookReviews/gospel.htm And again, the thing that bothers me the most about RYrie's view that a Christian does not necessarily ever exhibit a changed life are the statements found in 1 John, 1 Peter, Hebrews, James, etc., that place such emphasis on practical righteousness (not SINLESSNESS) as a mark of salvation. I grew up in churches that taught Ryrie's theology; it always seemed that pastors either avoid teaching extensively on these books or go to great links to say, "well, it seems that John was saying this, but what he REALLY meant was that." And that is no way to teach the Bible! --Joe! |