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“Decretal Agnosticism” – Count me in!

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questionMy friend Ben Askins over at ZAO THANATOO has done a great job in a post he did today on what is termed “decretal agnosticism.” In short, addressing the endless of debates over the “logical” (not chronological) order of God’s decrees.

Ben takes the route of there being but one all comprehensive and co-temporaneous decree. He is not the first to hold this view (see John Frame’s superb “Doctrine of God.” This debate is always at the core of the debates between supra-,  infra-, sub-lapsarians and Amyraldians (post-redemptionsits).

It should not even BE a debate except that we cannot seem to fight the urge to peer further into God’s mysteries than He has revealed thus far. Shame on us.

Anyway – Ben did a much better job on this than I ever could, and while it may be a bit of tough wading at first for a few – he is clear, concise, and this article will give you a very quick and cogent handle on the issues. I highly recommend you read it. YOU CAN GET TO HIS BLOG BY CLICKING HERE.

Blog of the week. OK, not a blog – a fabulous website!

In Uncategorized on March 3, 2009 at 12:59 pm

jeThose crazy guys over at Yale University – have done the world an invaluable service. They have taken (and continue to) as much of the works of Jonathan Edwards as is available – and put it on line SEARCHABLE, for the whole world to access.

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Huge amounts of this material has NEVER been available before. For decades, the standard Edwards resource was the unparalleled collection from Banner of Truth. Its the one I cut my teeth on. But now, you can see miscellanies, sermons, and papers of all sorts which no one ever had access to before – except scholars.

Go. Search. Read. Be amazed. Be edified. This is an astounding accomplishment, and an even more astounding gift as it is offered FREE OF CHARGE.

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