Comments on: Think It Through Before You Cross Over This Line!

By: Milton Stanley

Milton Stanley — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:48:29 +0000

Thanks for the explanation, Peter. I see what you’re saying, and it’s a very good point. Peace.

By: Theodore A. Jones

Theodore A. Jones — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:03:03 +0000

“It is NOT those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who OBEY the law who will be declared righteous.” Rom. 2:13 I am sure this is quite a contrast for your “faith”. But I suspect “and by wicked hands have crucified and slain”, Acts 2:23, is a bit beyond the line “The death of Jesus Christ is punishment from the hands of an angry God”. Prehaps that is why it is written”Do not go beyond what is written” for when one does he does appear as the fool who has.

By: Peter Mead

Peter Mead — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:04:52 +0000

For example . . . in one book I’ve been reading – after several great paragraphs on the incarnation and work of Christ in the atonement, a throw away contrast is given that crosses the line, “The death of Jesus Christ is not punishment from the hands of an angry God, it is . . .” One contrast that appears to deny propitiation. It wasn’t necessary. The other presentation given stood up as a helpful addition or even potentially as a corrective emphasis, but not as a contrast to substitutionary atonement.

We can easily do the same in preaching. Preaching the exemplary nature of Christ’s submission in 1Peter 2, it might be easy to let slip a comment contrasting this with the usual emphasis on substitutionary atonement, but have it come out as denying substitutionary atonement. Or while preaching some aspect of the full humanity of Christ, inadvertently imply a denial of his deity.

By: Milton Stanley

Milton Stanley — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:33:33 +0000

I’m interested in what you’re talking about here, but you’re dealing so much in abstracts and generalities that I’m having trouble getting my mind around exactly what you’re talking about. Can you give an example or two?