I posted something on my blog the other day and had a response that I did not expect. I feel it needs to be addressed but I just do not know where to start or which point to address first. Would any of you great articulate PBers be willing to pop over to my site and answer the comment that was left???

An ENORMOUS Thank you in advance!!

Here is the link:

Are You Feeling Guilty?

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Kristine
Wife of USAF Chaplain
Stationed in Alaska
We are SBC but I am PCA at heart.
I am a stay at home mother and a classical christian homeschooler to nine precious children.
www.mamaarcher.com

Oh my. I think I know what comment you're talking about.

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Willie Grills
Trinity Presbyterian Church
OPC
Huntington, WV

I would say that your responding to this person is necessary. I cannot help you in giving you what you should say, but I will help you in asking others to help you.

Somebody give this guy some help! seems like a pretty big deal if you ask me!

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Nathan Riese
Under Care, PCA
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Aledo, Illinois
Current student at MBBC
Future student of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
www.gpts.edu

His argument is amazingly bad.

"Well, God didn't say it here, and I think it should be here, so it must not be true!"

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Andrew DeShazo
Husband of Kathryn
Father of Phillip-Giles B. DeShazo
Deacon
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
"From out of the depth of unbroken Infinfity arose the Question, "Who am I?" And to that Question there is the answer, "I am God!" -Meher Baba, died 1969.

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Christ, died 33 AD, ressurected three days later.

I tossed in

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Bob, elder, RBC Louisville. 1689 LBCF

"... Of such also, or of those who make a credible profession of being such, all those particular churches consist, which constitute our Lord's visible kingdom. ... Consequently, all the subjects of His government must have spiritual dispositions, , and yield spiritual obedience- obedience proceeding from an enlightened understanding, an awakened conscience, and a renewed heart."- Abraham Booth 1788

Me too... I simply posted a verse where Jesus did actually talk of shedding His blood as a sacrifice.

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Taylor W. Otwell, Husband to Abigail
Member, Fellowship Bible Church
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Family Blog

Me too:

The idea that forgiveness absolves the payment due is false. If someone comes to my house and knocks over a lamp I have two choices; I can forgive them or I can ask they replace the lamp. Now it would seem that this proves Lannoye’s point above. The issue is this, if I choose to forgive them I am obligated to pay the cost of the lamp. See I already paid, money, the price for the lamp has already been paid. If I choose to forgive my friend then they are free from having to pay for it but I eat the cost. I either buy a new one or lose the money for the one that was knocked over but either way my forgiveness came with a price that I had to pay.

It is no different with God. He forgave His children but there is still a price to be paid. No human would have been able to pay for it. So God paid the price by dying on the cross Himself for us. The talk about the blood of Christ not being necessary seems strange because the book of Hebrews talks about shed blood all over the place.

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Frank
Under Care
P.C.A.
Maryland

Thank you all so much! I just didn't even know where to begin! I was just shocked! thanks so much!