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Like Us – Except Without Sin – Further Response to Edward Reiss
Edward Reiss has posted a further response (link) in our on-going discussion on Christ and his human nature. Reiss states: When I say Jesus’ human nature is divinized, what do I mean? I do not mean that the divine nature is mixed with the human nature, what I mean is that the union of the…
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More Response to Edward Reiss
Edward Reiss has provided a further response. He writes: This argument is used to show that, in particular instances, what Jesus did, e.g. walk on water, was done by others, e.g. St. Peter, so this is no proof Jesus’ flesh is divinized. The problem goes back to the question of “what” instead of “whom”. My…
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One More Response to Edward Reiss
Edward Reiss has a post titled “Calvin’s Framing of the Question about the Incarnation … is Flawed.” Edward’s basic argument is this: 1) An allegation that we can’t properly ascribe things to a nature that we ordinarily ascribe to a person. There’s not much support for this allegation. Christians have been distinguishing between person and…
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Assurance in Calvinism – a Response to Edward Reiss
Steve Hays been responding to Lutheran (I’m not sure of which stripe he is) Edward Reiss (link to Steve Hays). Edward Reiss wrote: “There is no promise we will know we have eternal life.” I’m not sure what constitutes a “promise” in Edward’s mind: 1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that…