tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post132798906362599335..comments2023-11-02T22:17:59.419+11:00Comments on Sydney Anglican Heretics: Calvin, Creation and Original Sin.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827951993182450846noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-10109471746061255662012-05-30T21:00:06.354+10:002012-05-30T21:00:06.354+10:00Hmmph! You lot are in increasing number.
Sam Druc...Hmmph! You lot are in increasing number.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-39108921965069734462012-05-30T08:35:29.198+10:002012-05-30T08:35:29.198+10:00It's the proverbial big stick, you know, like ...It's the proverbial big stick, you know, like the proverbial glass house and equally proverbial stones.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-66660126044786507382012-05-30T00:36:30.787+10:002012-05-30T00:36:30.787+10:00John, you wouldn't want to say that to a frien...John, you wouldn't want to say that to a friend of mine who criticizes parents who, on rare occasions, hit their children for punishment purposes.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-30277991713345824912012-05-29T08:07:41.053+10:002012-05-29T08:07:41.053+10:00Sam & Mark,
Tough love i.e. with a big stick!...Sam & Mark,<br /><br />Tough love i.e. with a big stick!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-75449284802910124542012-05-29T00:42:34.246+10:002012-05-29T00:42:34.246+10:00Mark, BTW, I agree with respect to the need for lo...Mark, BTW, I agree with respect to the need for love and regard for all our brothers in Adam.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-58508335663003126962012-05-29T00:38:55.843+10:002012-05-29T00:38:55.843+10:00Mark, bear with me while I finish off the Plague i...Mark, bear with me while I finish off the Plague in London.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-92163540084590558582012-05-27T23:16:17.604+10:002012-05-27T23:16:17.604+10:00Look forward to it, Sam.
Btw, Dabney is an interes...Look forward to it, Sam.<br />Btw, Dabney is an interesting historical figure, being a sometime chaplain to Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson during the US Civil War as well as an example of a penetrating theological mind of Presbyterian cast. Needless to say I don't agree with his views on race - which prove a good example of the fallibility of otherwise generally orthodox theologians.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08978657816767706667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-20095625097577476462012-05-24T13:16:49.391+10:002012-05-24T13:16:49.391+10:00Mark, yes it is as you say.
Last night I read a t...Mark, yes it is as you say.<br /><br />Last night I read a terrific, thought provoking essay on "Revival in History" written about fifty years ago and it touches on the same point you make.<br /><br />I really think others need to read the essay but I will have to wait until I have finished dealing with the London Plague/Fire essay.<br /><br />I will sneak in a short quote from R. L. Dabney tomorrow.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-45081155814198950382012-05-24T09:46:43.030+10:002012-05-24T09:46:43.030+10:00Sam,
Yes, there is clearly a lot of inconsistency ...Sam,<br />Yes, there is clearly a lot of inconsistency in the SA. I have no doubt that inconsistency in regard to fidelity to confessional statements is at the root of declension in many church bodies.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08978657816767706667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-4984507466020877862012-05-21T20:44:09.884+10:002012-05-21T20:44:09.884+10:00Mark, the Arch has previously indicated he was con...Mark, the Arch has previously indicated he was converted via the '59 Billy Graham Crusade. I don't know the situation with his brother, the Dean.<br /><br />I expect they would have a soft spot for such mission strategy for that reason.<br /><br />I think your comment is a little 'tongue in cheek' because we both know that the Diocese, at large, is inconsistent with Calvin of Origins as well.<br /><br />For my part, I wish to let the world know via exposure, that in spite of declaring themselves Calvinist in doctrine many in the Diocese pick and choose just what doctrine they hold. Likewise they pick and choose what they are prepared to retain despite what has been orthodox ie Reformed, interpretation of Scripture.<br /><br />Such inconsistency is the root of declension.<br /><br />Sam Druckersam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-3643701816545776792012-05-20T23:15:24.410+10:002012-05-20T23:15:24.410+10:00"How could so many with links to Moore Theolo..."How could so many with links to Moore Theological College so misunderstand Calvin yet assert resolutely to the world they uphold Calvinistic doctrine?"<br /><br />But Sam, do the SA actually uphold Calvinist doctrine? I once wrote to The Dean of Sydney asking how the SA could permit/encourage Arminian theology calls to conversion (eg the Billy Graham crusades and contemporary decision theology) while at the same time holding to an Augustinian/Calvinist interpretation of the 39 Articles. It was an honest question, not pre-judged on my part - I really wanted to know how the SA resolved this apparent contradiction in their theology. I didn't receive an answer, which left me to draw my own conclusions, which tended in the direction fo the SA will do "whatever it takes" to get the people in, setting theological principle aside to do so.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08978657816767706667noreply@blogger.com