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To: HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; 1000 silverlings; blue-duncan
[God] choose to match [His] rewards and punishments to what the child actually does

And you don't believe this is Pelagius' error?

Of course not. Nothing here denies sovereignty of God, denies original sin, and it follows the scriptural model to view God as Our Father.

13,948 posted on 05/04/2007 9:07:28 AM PDT by annalex
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To: annalex; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; 1000 silverlings; blue-duncan
Of course not. Nothing here denies sovereignty of God, denies original sin, and it follows the scriptural model to view God as Our Father.

God is not the "Father" of all. Our Lord Jesus specifically told some that they were sons of the devil. Only those who are His sheep will hear His voice. It depends upon God's mercy to open our eyes to the truth.

Under your view grace becomes universal for which man makes a decision. The only difference in this view and Pelagius is that man "cooperates" with God. But some obviously cooperates more than others. Tsk, tsk.

I will say, this view sounds very Protestant these days-or perhaps many Protestants sound very Catholic.
13,953 posted on 05/04/2007 10:22:09 AM PDT by HarleyD
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