To my mind, there is one major issue for the Doctrines of Grace to contend with:
It is the testimony of Scripture that God has chosen His elect from before the foundation of the world and saves them.
The Q is this: How can any man reconcile this doctrine with the perfect justice of God? i.e. where is the justice when condemning the non-elect to eternal damnation? If men were predestined to their fates from before the foundation of the world, where is the justice? You may call this hyper-calvinism but isn't that the logical conclusion?
Please don't direct me to other books - I'm sure many great authors have written on this thorny subject. I'd simply like to have a discussion about these issues.
Thanks for your responses,
Bibin
[Edited on 4-8-2004 by Bibin]
It is the testimony of Scripture that God has chosen His elect from before the foundation of the world and saves them.
The Q is this: How can any man reconcile this doctrine with the perfect justice of God? i.e. where is the justice when condemning the non-elect to eternal damnation? If men were predestined to their fates from before the foundation of the world, where is the justice? You may call this hyper-calvinism but isn't that the logical conclusion?
Please don't direct me to other books - I'm sure many great authors have written on this thorny subject. I'd simply like to have a discussion about these issues.
Thanks for your responses,
Bibin
[Edited on 4-8-2004 by Bibin]