tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post8991370315612462203..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Abasciano on Rom 9Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-91656603626966786732011-12-13T16:15:25.149-05:002011-12-13T16:15:25.149-05:00Yes, he creates Arminians to illustrate the folly ...Yes, he creates Arminians to illustrate the folly of Arminianism. Glad you could be of service!stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-89421993129164915652011-12-12T20:23:07.228-05:002011-12-12T20:23:07.228-05:00steve said: "It's not as if your own comm...steve said: "It's not as if your own comment is substantive, in-depth, or helpful. Rather, it's just a knee-jerk reflection of your Arminian sympathies."<br /><br />Yeah, but as you've said elsewhere, God predetermines all events in creation, including mental events. Therefore God causes knee-jerk reactions.ajderxsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977619864669702067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-36375953694171047002011-11-26T00:07:23.030-05:002011-11-26T00:07:23.030-05:00It's not as if your own comment is substantive...It's not as if your own comment is substantive, in-depth, or helpful. Rather, it's just a knee-jerk reflection of your Arminian sympathies.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-44804223917596054232011-11-25T23:34:15.030-05:002011-11-25T23:34:15.030-05:00I did not find this response/comment on Abasciano&...I did not find this response/comment on Abasciano's work particular ;y in-depth, substinative or helpful. A disappointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-21381616524595131592011-11-25T20:01:50.117-05:002011-11-25T20:01:50.117-05:00Abasciano:
"This presupposition then affects ...Abasciano:<br />"This presupposition then affects one’s reading of Paul, a presupposition which has often simply been carried overautomatically from individualistic western culture."<br /><br />ME:<br />Couldn't one reply that the contemporary academy of Biblical scholars are influenced by the anti-'traditional Western culture', anti-capitalist fervor that is all too common these days? It seems that Abasciano's starting point is an over-reaction to the past over-emphasis on individualism.<br /><br />Abasciano:<br />"Second, for Paul and virtually all Jews (and non-Jews in Mediterranean and Hellenistic culture) of his time, the group was primary and the individual secondary."<br /><br />ME:<br />Actually, Scripture emphasizes both. There is no evidence that Scripture placed one above the other. Individual responsibility to obey God even if the rest of the group goes astray is a big theme in Scripture (as Steve pointed out).Saint and Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166699860672840738noreply@blogger.com