tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post319845081362486856..comments2023-07-13T08:48:47.109-05:00Comments on The Race Set Before Us: TRSBU, Not Read or, Not Understood By Some Readers?abcanedayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-84490790090826832332007-03-31T16:57:00.000-05:002007-03-31T16:57:00.000-05:00Nick,I posted a response to your query on the blog...Nick,<BR/><BR/>I posted a response to your query on the blog entry from early in August with a follow-up comment <A HREF="http://trsbu.blogspot.com/2006/08/nicks-question-about-justification-now.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.abcanedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-4777906359019153052007-03-31T14:01:00.000-05:002007-03-31T14:01:00.000-05:00Ardel,I am doing a sermon/lesson on Justification ...Ardel,<BR/><BR/>I am doing a sermon/lesson on Justification at my church on April 22. I want it to be fairly basic but I want to discuss the essential elements of the doctrine. I was thinking about beginning with a discussion of God's Holiness and Justice. Do you have any good mp3's or anything that you could recommend? npmitchell@gmail.com. If not that's cool!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427569414640587844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-49325785991021896612007-03-31T13:58:00.000-05:002007-03-31T13:58:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for this response. It means a lo...Thank you so much for this response. It means a lot! P.S. I just ordered TRSBU from amazon.ca! Can't wait to read it.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427569414640587844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-64844510468072105952007-03-31T12:31:00.000-05:002007-03-31T12:31:00.000-05:00Nick,Theologically, concerning imputation I am def...Nick,<BR/><BR/>Theologically, concerning <I>imputation</I> I am definitely in greater agreement with John Piper than I am with N. T. Wright. In my estimation, some of what N. T. Wright says in opposition to imputation is silly, e.g., his rejection of "imputation of righteousness" by objecting that "righteousness" cannot be likened to some kind of "gas." Such an argument, it seems to me, exhibits a failure to understand what theologians and Christians mean by "imputation."<BR/><BR/>My greater agreement with John Piper, however, has qualifications just as any of my agreements with N. T. Wright. I think that John's theological affirmations on the matter are essentially right, but some of his exegetical and biblical argumentation attempts to find support from wrong passages. It is the age-old problem of right doctrine but wrong passage. But this is a problem that we regularly have, and we daily live with it. Right? This is why we can all endorse a theological affirmation but still have disagreements and discussions among ourselves concerning exegetical and biblical support for the various elements of our theolgogical affirmations. Hence, we all continue to learn and grow in understanding until we all attain unto the full stature of Christ.abcanedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-51588027842384282702007-03-25T19:40:00.000-05:002007-03-25T19:40:00.000-05:00I was reminded by a brother this morning that impu...I was reminded by a brother this morning that imputation runs two directions: Adam to us, and Christ to us. <BR/><BR/>So is Adam's unrighteousness counted as mine, until Christ's righteousness comes to be mine?Joey Thulcandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579479797461910684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-78784237110351273712007-03-24T20:38:00.000-05:002007-03-24T20:38:00.000-05:00Nick,I plan to respond to your question. I have si...Nick,<BR/><BR/>I plan to respond to your question. I have simply not had time to offer a sufficiently full response.abcanedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-13534400743381588012007-03-21T05:00:00.000-05:002007-03-21T05:00:00.000-05:00Caneday,Can you explain your thoughts on imputatio...Caneday,<BR/><BR/>Can you explain your thoughts on imputation? Would you be more in agreement with Piper or Wright on this issue?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427569414640587844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-30006653221171657402007-03-12T11:53:00.000-05:002007-03-12T11:53:00.000-05:00Celucien & Burns,I think that there is something q...Celucien & Burns,<BR/><BR/>I think that there is something quite correct about what Burns is saying. "Eschatology" and "eschatological" are terms that are altogether too much restricted for many people by the way they conceive of systematic theological categories.<BR/><BR/>Celucien, you are also undoubtedly correct that John Piper is aware of the work of men such as Oscar Cullman. Nevertheless, he is not particularly inclined to accept what you call "the dual aspect of justification and other related issues." This is precisely what he resists in favor of viewing justification in past terms which is the characteristically restrictive presentation of "justification" by systematic theologians who tend to fail to account for "the dual apsect of justification" as presented in Scripture.abcanedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671418539630398806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-91508019014734433022007-03-10T15:41:00.000-06:002007-03-10T15:41:00.000-06:00Uh, yeah I know. I attended his church for 4 year...Uh, yeah I know. I attended his church for 4 years. That wasn't what I was trying to say. I meant that his premillenialism is biasing the way he uses the term eschatological. I'm sure he's read Vos before.Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436405865806479659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-58063915014320887972007-03-10T12:31:00.000-06:002007-03-10T12:31:00.000-06:00To Burns,Piper is quite conversant with the curren...To Burns,<BR/><BR/>Piper is quite conversant with the current trends in biblical studies, particularly in New Testament Study. I don't think Piper construes eschatology as you proposed. Piper has a Ph.D. in New Testament from the University of Munich. Therefore, he is aware about the dual aspect of justification and other related issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-28608225061704164272007-03-10T08:22:00.000-06:002007-03-10T08:22:00.000-06:00I think that one of the problems is that when a pr...I think that one of the problems is that when a premil like Pipes hears "eschatological," he automatically thinks of the future instead of realizing that we are already in an eschatological age.Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436405865806479659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-50539072581022351242007-03-09T16:27:00.000-06:002007-03-09T16:27:00.000-06:00Thanks for answering my question by expanding your...Thanks for answering my question by expanding your post above, Dr. Caneday. That's helpful.Andy Nasellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816333817530912482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28113006.post-44134898969674943382007-03-09T08:28:00.000-06:002007-03-09T08:28:00.000-06:00Dr. Caneday, I listened to the Dever-Piper intervi...Dr. Caneday, I listened to the Dever-Piper interview, but I haven't read your book yet (though I've read some reviews of it). Would you mind briefly responding to the interview?Andy Nasellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816333817530912482noreply@blogger.com