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Responsibility, the Etymological Fallacy, and Soteriology 101
One of the most under-informed tropes of the Soteriology 101 channel has been the line that “Responsible means ‘able to respond’.” While it may be a handy mnemonic for an argument, it is quite definitely not the usual meaning of the word. Soteriology is not the first to make this error. I came across an…
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Questions for Dr. Leighton Flowers regarding Original Sin and the Grace of God
The following is a post corresponding to my previously publish video (available here): Dr. Flowers, I’ve been asked to debate the question of whether Provisionism is Semipelagian. This arose because I posted a blog entry in which I went through the first eight canons of the second council of Orange, and then posted a tweet…
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1 Clement and Election
The author of 1 Clement would agree that it is Scripture that is to be our rule of faith. He wrote: 1 Clement 53:1 For ye know, and know well, the sacred scriptures, dearly beloved, and ye have searched into the oracles of God. We write these things therefore to put you in remembrance. That…
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Responding to Leighton Flowers' "Choice Beef" Argument
Leighton Flowers (transcription of oral comments): When we ask about election, we’re talking about mainly God having favor – Him choosing somebody over someone else. Matter of fact, when we use the word “choice,” a lot of times we’re thinking of kind of the verb form of it, like, “I made a choice between these…
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Defining "Responsibility" for Leighton Flowers
I was listening to Professor Leighton Flowers talk about “responsibility,” (mp3 – around 29 minutes into the debate) and he noticed that he tried to define it as “able to respond,” as in being able to respond positively to God’s commands and exhortations. That definition is just fanciful. The term “responsible” actually means “answerable” or…