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To: jo kus; Forest Keeper
kosta to jo FK, jo kus: But, more importantly, without man capable of receiving grace, the entire idea of grace becomes meaningless

jo kus to kosta, FK: I think Protestants go in the opposite extreme - that man needs God to do EVERYTHING

Jo, asserting that grace is meaningless if there is no man to receive it is not extreme. Protestant total depravity is.

5,695 posted on 05/05/2006 8:59:05 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50
Jo, asserting that grace is meaningless if there is no man to receive it is not extreme. Protestant total depravity is

Extreme was not a good choice of a word in that sentence. I meant to correct Kosta by saying that Protestants believe the opposite end of the scale - the other extreme. On one extreme is man incapable of receiving grace - and on the other is man's total reliance on it to do everything. I think I have correctly stated your belief by saying that Man needs God to do everything on the plane of salvation. Man does not cooperate at all. Is this correct?

Regards

5,701 posted on 05/05/2006 9:34:42 AM PDT by jo kus (I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart...Psalm 119:32)
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