tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post113048861878470926..comments2023-05-11T06:38:10.143-07:00Comments on Radon Thoughts: "Instant Heaven"Lockheedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-82556027819923713732007-09-06T17:46:00.000-07:002007-09-06T17:46:00.000-07:00I am completely comfortable sitting the fence on t...<I>I am completely comfortable sitting the fence on this issue.</I><BR/><BR/>I think that is the only "comfortable" position on this issue.Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-37061133380738239042007-08-30T14:10:00.000-07:002007-08-30T14:10:00.000-07:00Ya know, I've blogged about this (hi Micah) and I ...Ya know, I've blogged about this (hi Micah) and I am completely comfortable sitting the fence on this issue. The Bible IS silent on infant salvation. <BR/><BR/>When I became of a Calvinist bent I tried to reason through every theological tripwire in the Scriptures. Know what I came up with? The realization that I can't. (Hard thing for a Calvinist to acknowledge, believe me!) <BR/><BR/>This issueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1151696152472620342006-06-30T12:35:00.000-07:002006-06-30T12:35:00.000-07:00Michael, Welcome! Theo's a newly minted Lutheran w...Michael, <BR/><BR/>Welcome! Theo's a newly minted Lutheran who left a calvinistic position and was once a baptist, so you'll have to forgive him if he repudiates his former positions. <BR/><BR/>Read the newest post on the blog and let me know what you think. :)Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1151617303189780642006-06-29T14:41:00.000-07:002006-06-29T14:41:00.000-07:00I'm clearly many months late in commenting but I j...I'm clearly many months late in commenting but I just came across this post and this needed answering.<BR/><BR/>Theophorus said... <BR/><I>I would disagree that the Scriptures are silent. I know that some groups have attempted to make the Scriptures silent on the issue--mainly Baptist groups.</I><BR/><BR/>I find this comment offensive - and I'm not even Baptist! You seem to suggest that Michael Herrmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439411702298453513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1151536187640396692006-06-28T16:09:00.000-07:002006-06-28T16:09:00.000-07:00Faith is the means by which we appropriate the red...Faith is the means by which we appropriate the redemption Christ paid for on the cross, however, prior to being regenerated supernaturally by the Holy Spirit, the Bible states we are "unable to please God" and "dead in our trespasses". <BR/><BR/><I>It stands to reason that if an infant or a mentally challenged person of, let's say 46, cannot exercise faith in an abstract invisible God, or cannot Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1145472165489276202006-04-19T11:42:00.000-07:002006-04-19T11:42:00.000-07:00Ephesians 2:8-9 says that we are save by faith thr...Ephesians 2:8-9 says that we are save by faith through faith... It stands to reason that if an infant or a mentally challenged person of, let's say 46, cannot exercise faith in an abstract invisible God, or cannot possible know about the moral laws that are our tutors to led us to Christ, God will not hold that person accountable for their sins. God is Holy and just and merciful. I am not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130649937645097232005-10-29T22:25:00.000-07:002005-10-29T22:25:00.000-07:00(NASB): Hebrews 1:14 - Are they not all ministerin...(NASB): Hebrews 1:14 - Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130649737082666892005-10-29T22:22:00.000-07:002005-10-29T22:22:00.000-07:00Did the children of the people of Sihon have angel...Did the children of the people of Sihon have angels watching over them?<BR/><BR/>Deu 2:34 "So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor."<BR/><BR/>If so, what exactly were the angels doing while the Israelites decimated them?Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130643124251680922005-10-29T20:32:00.000-07:002005-10-29T20:32:00.000-07:00I would disagree that the Scriptures are silent. ...I would disagree that the Scriptures are silent. I know that some groups have attempted to make the Scriptures silent on the issue--mainly Baptist groups. Jesus did say that children HAD angels watching over them and scorned those who would view such children as unholy. This is probably easier for me because I'm Lutheran. Ok, ravage me. ;-)Kobrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135203419996332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130540629464327672005-10-28T16:03:00.000-07:002005-10-28T16:03:00.000-07:00I lost a child in infancy, so I speak from persona...I lost a child in infancy, so I speak from personal experience... I also have counseled those who have lost infants...<BR/><BR/>As painful as it is for us, we must be faithful to the teaching of the Scriptures, and they are SILENT! Therefore, I also second your comments centuri0n....<BR/><BR/>Our human side wants to 'invent' ways to work through the pain of the loss of a child... I understand Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130521591615454312005-10-28T10:46:00.000-07:002005-10-28T10:46:00.000-07:00Thanks, Centuri0n, I think you expressed what I wa...Thanks, Centuri0n, I think you expressed what I was saying pretty well. God is just, Holy and merciful... He will do what is right, but that doesn't mean He will do what <I>we think</I> is right.Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-1130498931612284402005-10-28T04:28:00.000-07:002005-10-28T04:28:00.000-07:00This whole discussion winds up being a conflict be...This whole discussion winds up being a conflict between what we normally practice as exegetes and students of Scripture and the right-hearted willingness to provide pastoral answers to hard questions -- answers which satisfy, nurture and comfort.<BR/><BR/>I am certain that the answer to this question is <I>not</I> "I think the dingo ate your baby," or some other such mindless dismissal of the FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.com