Comments on: For that one guy… I think he goes by Ghost Salmon http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Ha Kohen http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-211 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:19:11 +0000 http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-211 The "Bride of Christ" illustration comes from Ephesians 5:25. and can be found elsewhere as well. The “Bride of Christ” illustration comes from Ephesians 5:25. and can be found elsewhere as well.

]]> by: Ha Kohen http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-210 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:14:58 +0000 http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-210 Comment is intelligent enough, I just didn't receive it until now. The site is run by the editor and creator. Comment is intelligent enough, I just didn’t receive it until now. The site is run by the editor and creator.

]]> by: Alan Price http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-154 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:27:48 +0000 http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-154 Didn't like my comment? Didn’t like my comment?

]]> by: Alan Price http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-139 Wed, 23 May 2007 12:13:32 +0000 http://www.concernedfollower.com/2007/05/16/for-that-one-guy-i-think-he-goes-by-ghost-salmon/#comment-139 Just curious what your view of the concept of election is. I have become convinced that it has little to do with the Calvinistic interpretation you seem to be espousing, and more to do with creating a new Israel. In the Torah, the Histories and the Prophets, the concept of election spoke specifically of the nation of Israel as being God's elected people. Considering that Paul, in all contested passages, was clearly calling to mind past ideas of election, shouldn’t that be our starting point in attempting to understand Paul’s language of election. Furthermore, deconstructing the translated “all” is an interesting exercise, but doesn’t seem to override all the other passages in the Bible where clearly God speaks of caring for ALL people. The Ninevites (Jonah 4:10-11) come to mind. I do find it easy to support a Calvinistic reading from a philosophical perspective. But from a thorough biblical reading it seems to be bending interpretation to the breaking point in attempting to create a thorough philosophical system. Just curious what your view of the concept of election is. I have become convinced that it has little to do with the Calvinistic interpretation you seem to be espousing, and more to do with creating a new Israel. In the Torah, the Histories and the Prophets, the concept of election spoke specifically of the nation of Israel as being God’s elected people. Considering that Paul, in all contested passages, was clearly calling to mind past ideas of election, shouldn’t that be our starting point in attempting to understand Paul’s language of election.

Furthermore, deconstructing the translated “all” is an interesting exercise, but doesn’t seem to override all the other passages in the Bible where clearly God speaks of caring for ALL people. The Ninevites (Jonah 4:10-11) come to mind.

I do find it easy to support a Calvinistic reading from a philosophical perspective. But from a thorough biblical reading it seems to be bending interpretation to the breaking point in attempting to create a thorough philosophical system.

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