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Ah, that makes more sense. I was about to be impressed no matter how cringy the defense was. ]]> ReadStatus9515708486 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:33:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Daniel started reading 'Operation Rescue by Randall A. Terry']]> /review/show/7264180844 Operation Rescue by Randall A. Terry by Randall A. Terry Daniel started reading Operation Rescue by Randall A. Terry by Randall A. Terry
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Unsuccessful, but sadly influential. Hodges does his best to support the anti-"lordship salvation" position but just comes up short. There are a few times where the reader can see how someone would come to Hodge's belief (that a true Christian does not need to be a disciple of Jesus to be saved), but the weight of Scripture quickly dissuades one from going down that path. A major issue with the book is that it simply fails to deal with many of the key passages that seem to decisively argue against Hodge's position. And even for some of the ones that Hodge does address, he does not effectively show how they do not contradict his position. The author protests at calling what he advocates for "easy-believism" but when he consistently stresses that all you need to do is "believe" (which he says is just assenting to the facts of the Gospel), comments about how easy this is, and proclaims over and over again that this is "absolutely free," it is really hard to see why "easy-believism" is not an accurate description. I am interested in some of what the author quotes John Calvin as saying regarding belief and repentance, but I need to do more research on that.

Ultimately, what takes down Hodge's stance is Jesus' own words "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?"

If you want to read a fantastic rebuttal to this position, read "The Gospel According to Jesus" by John MacArthur. ]]> Review7571089528 Sat, 31 May 2025 14:49:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Daniel added 'Can Our Differences Be Settled?; a Detailed Response to the Evangelical Feminist Position Statement of Christians for Biblical Equality']]> /review/show/7571089528 Can Our Differences Be Settled?; a Detailed Response to the E... by Packer Daniel gave 4 stars to Can Our Differences Be Settled?; a Detailed Response to the Evangelical Feminist Position Statement of Christians for Biblical Equality (Paperback) by Packer
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