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Old 05-13-2008, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Barnpreacher View Post
Remember guys, Sproul didn't frame the question. It was asked at the Ligonier Conference (I believe) and he was doing his best to answer it within the context of the question.

He wasn't necessarily endorsing going around saying whether we should or shouldn't tell people that God loves them.
Exactly. I listened to it last week and Sproul openly rejected a view of a generic love of God that did not allow for the differentiation in the kind of love that God has for His elect. In fact, if I recall correctly, he placed the tenor on belief in God in the Gospel and not a generic love.
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