tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30991724.post3492351526662122279..comments2024-02-27T03:28:22.684-06:00Comments on In Defense of the Gospel: The Changing Landscape is Mudding the Waters, ReDuxLou Martuneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683967904677815711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30991724.post-23412726419757966022013-01-31T19:34:16.889-06:002013-01-31T19:34:16.889-06:00Whatever or however you state the issue faith is
N...Whatever or however you state the issue faith is<br />NOT any part of the gift! Why continue to debate<br />this dead issue? Dr. Hufhand is just repeating<br />the teaching of the doctrine of Calvinism which <br />tells us that we are not able to understand or to<br />believe the Gospel on our own. I respect the <br />Doctor, but I do not nor cannot agree with his<br />Calvinistic doctrine in any way. He knows that<br />what he has written is Calvinistic! I question<br />his purpose. Why make a Calvinistic statement and<br />then deny that the statement is Calvinistic?<br /> If I want to read Calvinism, I'll go & read<br />some Calvinistic Teacher. There are many of them<br />running loose!<br /> John GregoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30991724.post-71511983511435305412013-01-14T15:34:29.530-06:002013-01-14T15:34:29.530-06:00With all due respect, Dr. Hufhand is not looking a...With all due respect, Dr. Hufhand is not looking at Eph 2.8-9 correctly. The nown, faith (pistis) is feminine gender, as is grace (charis). The "and that" (touto) is neuter. As I understand Greek grammar, the demonstrative pronoun (touto) must match its antecedent in GENDER, number, and case to be pointing to another word. Since both faith and grace are feminine and "that" is neuter, it can't be pointing to either faith or grace.<br /><br />For by grace are ye saved through faith; and <b>that</b> not of yourselves: <i>it is</i> the gift of God:<br /><br />The "it is" is supplied in English, the Greek doesn't have it, but the English isn't clear without it. The "that" has to be pointing to the whole concept of salvation, the topic at hand, which is the gift of God, NOT faith.<br /><br />I'm afraid I have to agree with Anonymous at 7:02 AM, the notion that faith comes from God is a tenet of Calvinism.<br /><br />Maranatha!<br />Don Johnson<br />Jer 33.3<br /><br />Don Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332212749734904541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30991724.post-29016556621170838142013-01-14T07:02:00.967-06:002013-01-14T07:02:00.967-06:00Faith isn't the gift of God in Ephesians 2:8-9...Faith isn't the gift of God in Ephesians 2:8-9. Salvation is the gift. Faith is just me believing in the gift. That isn't something "good" in me, and all are able to believe in the gift (John 3:18). To call faith the gift there, would be calvinism, not Biblical doctrine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com