Saiph
Puritan Board Junior
Dan, it boils down to whether the decree to elect and reprobate came before (supra), or after (infra), the decree to ordain the fall. (logically as opposed to temporally)
Since Paul refers to "vessels created for destruction", I take it to imply that God has no obligation to save anyone, fall or not. Therefore the fall is a logical way to introduce the plan of redemtion through history.
But on the infra side, election seems to me like God is logically responding to the fall, as if it was an afterthought.
[Edited on 1-5-2006 by Saiph]
Since Paul refers to "vessels created for destruction", I take it to imply that God has no obligation to save anyone, fall or not. Therefore the fall is a logical way to introduce the plan of redemtion through history.
But on the infra side, election seems to me like God is logically responding to the fall, as if it was an afterthought.
[Edited on 1-5-2006 by Saiph]