tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10883291.post1806857783388269136..comments2023-10-15T05:53:37.221-07:00Comments on St George Blog: Steve Scott Makes Me Think on a MondayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10883291.post-70013875838887924752007-02-13T02:25:00.000-08:002007-02-13T02:25:00.000-08:00If I could clarify a bit. I see the doctrine of J...If I could clarify a bit. I see the doctrine of JBFA as right, even necessary, but not as the central message of the NT. My reasoning is that God's kingdom in its fullnes is much larger than individual salvation. The first half of your last paragraph is a good summary of what I was trying to say. JBFA is given such prominence by many that not only is it a substitute for the gospel itslef, it is mistaken as the gospel itself. <BR/><BR/>That none of us deserve or can earn salvation is clearly taught, but we don't even deserve to know this fact that we can't deserve it. But some think that the reason they even have this knowledge is because they're spiritually smarter than everybody else and that they figured it out by themselves. So, the ability to spew out doctrine, and spew it <I>correctly</I> is part of the "purity code" of the Reformed Gnostic. So because Catholics, Arminians, Fundamentalists, Charismatics, and their un-intellectual ilk haven't gotten all the nuances of JBFA right, they're most probably not even real Christians.<BR/><BR/>I don't see a link between your social phobias and a gnostic arrogance. Realizing you have struggles with fellowship (my wife and I fit here too) probably doesn't happen along side of theological smugness.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.com