I was reading Donald’s blog, In The Brightest Day, and I saw that he references Eric Svendson and his blog Real Clear Theology Blog. I remembered that Svendson had discussed the extent of the atonement before, so, using the term Donald had noted, I went a searching. I came across this post: Time to Stop [...]
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Dominic Bnonn Tennant has written a very interesting and thoughtful essay here:
On the atonement, part 1: federal headship and forensic imputation
I was particularly struck by Dominic’s discussion on what is and is not imputed; ie “acts” versus “righteousness itself.”
It is worth reading, even if some may not agree with his conclusions regarding the extent [...]
Defender’s strategy:
I believe A.
A is (seemingly) undeniable.
B apparently contradicts A.
But A has to be true, given arguments 1, 2 and 3.
Therefore B has to be interpreted in such a way that fits with A.
So with a given verse, the method is more often like this:
List all possible “exegetical” alternatives for [...]
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