TOAM Quotes #6
“The egalitarian position does not advance on the strength of exegetical arguments.”
“[Men and Women are] Creatures more like God than anything he has ever or will ever create.”
- Wayne Grudem, ‘Manhood and Womenhood in Creation and Marriage.’ (Mobilise/TOAM: 05/07/06)
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July 20th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
I’d agree with the first quote certainly. It seems that most egalitarian arguments make appeals outside of scripture, usually along the lines of, “God wouldn’t want to discriminate would he?”
*Yawn*
July 20th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
Somehow I thought you would. In fact, I thought of you when he said it! The 2nd quote is a direct appeal to the fact that men and women are made in the image of God, which is the unique privilege of the human in all of creation - including the angels, apparently.
July 20th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Actually that’s interesting. “Would God discriminate?” On one hand, we’re all one in Christ Jesus, one the other, we’re not all IN Christ Jesus. Is election not just discrimination, albeit a positive one? Food for thought, mayhaps.
July 21st, 2006 at 10:07 am
I suppose in election God doesn’t descriminate on the basis of anything in US, not our race, heritage, desires, efforts, works etc…. but based on his passion for his own glory… (following the arguments in Romans 9)
July 21st, 2006 at 11:00 am
Yeah, good point. I was just thinking of it in terms of some being chosen and others not. I’m not really sure if it actually makes sense to claim that “God discriminates on the basis of his passion for his own glory” - may drop this line of thought!