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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum  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. |
I remember reading Barth on election a few years ago and could not believe he was listed among the reformed theologians. His view of predestination is no predestination at all except for Christ. When I finally understood what he (might have) meant, I gave up and decided my time would be better invested in Turretini and Owen.