tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post238625790054465042..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Words for Grace in HinduismRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-37940324405054802192012-01-27T14:21:41.443-05:002012-01-27T14:21:41.443-05:00The Hindu cast system is not unconditional. It'...The Hindu cast system is not unconditional. It's conditioned on such factors as whether or not you're a Brahmin. <br /><br />Conversely, unconditional election presupposes sin. That's one reason it's unconditional. If it were conditional, it would disqualify everyone inasmuch as everyone is an undeserving sinner.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-45632710953214795042012-01-27T13:25:57.026-05:002012-01-27T13:25:57.026-05:00But both do involve unconditional caste systems, n...But both do involve unconditional caste systems, no?<br /><br />Out of curiosity, I wonder what caste that Michael now sees himself in, with regard to Hinduism.Richard Coordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600859155973820653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1638678355842732002012-01-27T09:55:34.793-05:002012-01-27T09:55:34.793-05:00You mean, you're not the first Arminian to try...You mean, you're not the first Arminian to try that.<br /><br />Discrimination is only unjust if all parties are entitled to equal treatment. Since no sinner is entitled to God's mercy, God can justly elect some, but reprobate others.<br /><br />That's hardly comparable to the Hindu caste system.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-34100893097341655212012-01-27T09:37:27.064-05:002012-01-27T09:37:27.064-05:00Hello Steve,
Couldn't being born into the Upp...Hello Steve,<br /><br />Couldn't being born into the Upper Caste of Hinduism, as an elect member of the Upper Caste, count as a valid grace of Hinduism? <br /><br />In contrast, you have the non-elect Untouchables who were born into the Lower Caste. <br /><br />I'm not the first person to raise the concern that Calvinism bears some resemblance to Hinduism in this manner.Richard Coordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600859155973820653noreply@blogger.com