tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21940273.post115958337383305813..comments2024-03-22T03:16:20.581-04:00Comments on Boanerges: McKnight on "Calminians"Nate Mihelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702094516356506877noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21940273.post-1159635102784678122006-09-30T12:51:00.000-04:002006-09-30T12:51:00.000-04:00I think its interesting that to defend the issue o...I think its interesting that to defend the issue of perspective and insurmountable problems he quotes Jerry Walls as saying, "The Calvinist cannot tell us why or on what basis God chooses some for salvation and passes others by." Is this a true statement? I think we would agree Ephesians 1 settles this, and Piper would say along with it that God does it because He is pleased to glorify himself in this way. <BR/><BR/>But you are right, the big idea that you can't be a fence straddler is huge. I recently heard someone saying how Calvinists harp on only one teaching (sovereignty) to the exclusion of others. I disagree--harping on sovereignty helps put the color in the black and white of the others.robertlhallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850404937827139030noreply@blogger.com