I will entertain the possiblility that you are correct.
jd
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Yes, John, very well stated. Sin can and does exist apart from the Law.
> And you are also right that Jonah was not calling them to live their lives
> as the Jews. So you see, there are many things upon which we agree. There
> is nothing explicitly stated in this post with which I disagree.. Perhaps
> you should reconsider the depth of our disagreements. Perhaps you object to
> me more on a personal and relationship level and less on an ideological
> level. Could that be clouding your judgment of what I write?
>
> David Miller
>
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> well, Nineveh was not under the Law. Jonah does not call them to the Law.
> And it is the Law that defines sin to be sin. Can sin exist apart from
> the law? Paul says it does. Jonah is certainly not calling them to live
> their lives as the Jews lived theirs !!
>
> jd
>
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> From: Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:56:35 -0500 "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> I'm with Bill on this one. God is with Bill on this one, IMO, of course.
>
> I'm not surprised since you and Bill are so into culture and all that - but
> don't bring God into your folly.
> The pagan Persian City of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah (Luke
> 11:32) And what do you
> suppose his message to them was?
> From: Judy Taylor
>
> How interesting - Debbie Sawzak is of a Calvinistic bent; bec ause after all
> it is his doctrine that claims one
> must be regenerated before it is possible to repent because of "total
> depravity" and this comes out of a
> misunderstanding of the spiritual realities involved.
>
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:21:05 -0500 "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> From: Debbie Sawczak
> Is repentance part of the Gospel? Yes, the NT is replete with directives to
> repent. But repentance is not a means by which or through which people are
> saved. It is Jesus Christ who is our Savior. Salvation is in him, complete
> with mediation on our behalf. Repentance is therefore our response to the
> greatest news the world has ever heard; it is our response to the good news
> of Jesus Christ. Amen.
>
> Lance, I now see what you meant today about the exchange bw Bill and David,
> having read the full message from Bill. The above is the crux, isn't it? It
> (esp the part I bolded) r eminds me of what Victor said numerous times in his
> Human Person course: I know Christ first of all, before anything else, as my
> Saviour. The accountability, the repentance, arise out of that.
>
> D
>
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