If you have read any post of mine on KLF ive been explaining the problems of hard line Calvinism and on the other side of the theological spectrum two line theology. Ive reacted to these two ways of presenting the gospel because I believe they are teaching a form of psychosis. The Calvinist who says that God proves His sovereignty by doing anything He wants and the two line guy who teaches that salvation is a free gift but after getting through the door we are under the obligation to prove our justification is a contradiction are both delusional. We make the mistake of presenting God as saying and doing things to us both as a friend and as an accuser. The only way that we can teach this is to have no feeling in teaching violence because for us it is a doctrinal issue.
Ive been involved with religious organizations for all of my life. I ve sat under teaching for many years. Most of the time and I do not want to talk about who or where because I ve sat under good teaching at different parts of my life as well. But most of the time ive been taught one thing about salvation and then the teacher has given me the impression that all that he said on this one side was nullified by this other side. lol
Ive also been told that God does as He pleases and it is really evident when we go through suffering. I can only say that I am not naturally a psychotic personality. I fall under the weak and dependent group. lol It wasnt until I memorized the Psalms that I began to see that God only had one purpose and it was for my benefit to believe.
The Psalms teach that God acts to save us because He is faithful, long suffering, gentle, kind, patient and forgiving. This gave me the context of His absolute right to do as He pleases. If God is absolutely sovereign then He only has one purpose not two. This is why ive even denied the modern day teaching of justification by faith. If you read any thing ive written ive taught one purpose in justification by faith. My understanding of this is not that we are saved and declared righteous and the proof of our justification is our works. But that God declares us righteous and then proves it by defending us in the use of His law which speaks death. If God speaks His covenant to me as a promise that He has acted toward me out of the tender care for my well being and then on the other hand disciplines me by destroying me through pain and your teaching that its part of Gods tender care for my soul then you are psychotic.
But we must examine Gods word because it explains God unifying all things according to His pleasure in the use of His law that backs up His covenant proclamations. The swearing of God to provide us success by His covenant proclamations is to save us so that we are safe and in experiencing this rest we are free to act as He gifts us. Ill discuss this more.
done
ReplyDelete