What line from what post? This one:
Paul's "great sorrow and unceasing grief" was for the salvation of his fellow Jews. Do you not think that echoes the same attitude of Christ Jesus? Certainly Paul is familiar with Calvinism, is he not? At least, Calvinists believe that he taught Calvinism. If so, then how could Paul have "great sorrow and unceasing grief" in his heart for those whom God has not chosen to save? Those who die in their sin do so by the predetermined counsel and kind intention of God's will. Stop your blubbering, Paul.i) It's always a sure sign of erudite scholarship and detailed exegesis when one uses the word "blubbering."
ii) Where's the argument that Calvinists cannot be sorrowful (on earth) that friends, family, or others will be lost? Why would one think we couldn't be? Is this just another Calvinist straw man?
iii) Since Reppert has indicated his strong leanings towards Universalism, I'm surprised he didn't see this counter:
Paul's "great sorrow and unceasing grief" was for the salvation of his fellow Jews. Do you not think that echoes the same attitude of Christ Jesus? Certainly Paul is familiar with Universalism, is he not? At least, Universalists believe that he believed in Universalism. If so, then how could Paul have "great sorrow and unceasing grief" in his heart for those whom would ultimately be saved? Those who don't get saved today will get saved tomorrow. No one is going to be lost. Stop your blubbering, Paul.
Is Dr. Reppert biblically illiterate.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible says Jesus knew Judas was "the son of perdition."
Jesus also held out the cup to him, inculpating Judas by way of the exercise of His mercy.
The Bible also says that Jesus' betrayal was predestined.
And the Bible says of him that "Woe to him" who would do this.
Paul was sorrowful, because He was in awe. He was sorrowful, because He wished God had done something different. The Bible says we will rejoice on the last day, but it never says we have to like what God is doing along the way.
Indeed, we can say that everything, good and bad, is predetermined, but woe to the instruments of evil, for they do their evil not to love God but for their own ends.
How does one get from LFW to the fact that only on Libertarian considerations is "blubbering" warranted?
Dr. Reppert has still yet to show us where LFW is taught in Scripture. Until he does, all he is doing himself is just so much "blubbering."