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Christo-centric: The message of the Bible is centered on Christ
Christo-telic: The purpose of revelation is to point us to Christ
Christo-monistic: God is only interested in Christ.
To the degree that God is interested in an "ordinary" person, it is only tertiary. Christ is Elect, and he alone. Subsidiarity to him the church ideal is elect. Only after that may one speak of individuals as being in some sense elect. And it could be that there are no "non-elect", which would mean that personal "election" is really wiped out entirely making it a meaningless category. God inhabits Christ, and doubly predestines him--electing himself for judgment, electing man for salvation.
All very esoteric, but that is where "actuality" and "possibility" are both to be found. Our personal concerns about our relation to God, our sinfulness, etc.--all this is a mistake, as far as KB is concerned. Salvation is about discovering how you are already IN Christ, not about being awakened to your need to be found in Him.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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