tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415216177401538805.post7281218519224190323..comments2023-08-04T12:50:34.652-04:00Comments on THEOparadox - The Biblical Paradox Blog: The Paradoxes of Prayer - Part 2THEOparadoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214982083585956095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415216177401538805.post-2120235469151872482009-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:002009-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:00Tony,
Thanks for the encouragement. Once again I ...Tony,<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement. Once again I have swept a seeming paradox into oblivion! Although I do push for the affirmation of SOME irreconcilable paradoxes (maybe only one from which all others flow, in the final analysis), I do find that many seemingly contradictory truths are rather easily reconciled - or at least brought down to a manageable level. So, in the end, you'll find that most of my proposed paradoxes are not actually beyond understanding. Nevertheless, they leave us mystified over God's incredible grace. Even after we've satisfied the "what-s," of a paradox, we remain amazed at the "why-s" because God is so wondrously great. The key difference between Him and us is in the motives (the "why-s"). He is ALWAYS motivated by LOVE and TRUTH, while we are typically and naturally motivated by the opposite.<br /><br />By grace, we get a taste of what it's like to be motivated in His way, but there is always the feeling of contradiction because we are still sinners. The work of the Word and the Spirit in our hearts is nevertheless strong enough to overcome what we are by nature. Eventually, our experience of grace will be perfected and we will be freed forever from this troublesome sin nature. Until then, we cling to Christ and FIGHT! I'm starting to sound like Calvin now, and I guess I'm also writing an entirely new article in response to your brief comment. If I keep going along this line, I'll probably end up with a very inferior version of the Institutes. But you can read them easily enough without my plagiarism.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />DerekTHEOparadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214982083585956095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415216177401538805.post-29493317903968209582009-05-15T13:50:00.000-04:002009-05-15T13:50:00.000-04:00Derek,
Perfect! Thank you.
Blessings,
TonyDerek,<br /><br />Perfect! Thank you.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br /><br />Tonyagonizomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000556496217805777noreply@blogger.com