This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Irrevocable Grace
An internal contradiction in my Apologetics text: it states that any gift must be accepted, and so grace too requires acceptance. But it goes on to say that creation is a God-given grace. Both standard Chritian orthodoxies. Problem: creation is a gift one cannot refuse to receive. Suicide cannot erase one's creation. The fact that you were born and did exist stands as a grace that cannot be rejected. Further, all material and non-human life receives this gift without the opportunity to reject it. Conclusion: grace can be given without the choice to reject it.
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