[pastorsforum] Re: [PastorsForum] Does God have to offer an opportunity for all?

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From: shieldwolf@...
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:33:04 -0400 (EDT)
I have read several of their works and I have not seen that.

Blessings,
Randy

> From my understanding, they both also adopt the idea that other religions
> are part of God's plan to prepare people to accept Christianity.  It
> almost sounds like an evolutionary idea of religion (including
> Christianity) developing from the simple to the more complex.
>
> GARY WEBB
>
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> On that I agree.  However, they are two of the best Christian apologists I
> have ever read.  It is unfortunate their view on inerrancy, however, their
> explanation of the superiority of Christianity against other religions is
> quite excellent.  (And Aslan ROCKS)
>
> Blessings,
> Randy
>
>
>> Not so unusual when you consider that neither is/was evangelical or
>> believing in inerrancy of Scripture.  Kreeft is Catholic; Lewis was
>> Anglican.  Both are weak theologically.
>>
>>
>> GARY WEBB
>>
>>
>> From: shieldwolf@...
>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 12:55 PM
>> To: pastorsforum@...
>> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Does God have to offer an opportunity for
>> all?
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>>
>> Kevin:
>> Both Peter Kreeft and CS Lewis believe(d) He does/did...which is very
>> interesting.  I don't agree, but interesting.  :)
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Randy
>>
>>> Derick,
>>>
>>> Back to your original question of the Mormon's brand of universalism.
>>> I'm
>>> not sure I understand the appeal of this false doctrine.  It seems to
>>> defeat
>>> and contradict the rest of their beliefs.  If everyone (even the dead)
>>> get
>>> a
>>> "chance" then what it the motivation for holy living in this life?  Why
>>> are
>>> they evangelizing the living when we would find out they were right
>>> after
>>> we
>>> are dead?
>>>
>>> Note to Bill:  This is not the same "dead horse" about
>>> universal/limited
>>> atonement which we have gone over time and again.  It is an interesting
>>> side-point in that debate, though.  If God "must" offer everyone a
>>> chance
>>> to
>>> "accept" salvation in order to be "fair", as Arminians believe, then
>>> why
>>> mustn't He offer the dead (at least the pre-Christ dead) the same deal?
>>> If
>>> I'm not mistaken, I believe that some Arminians have historically
>>> interpreted 1 Pe 3:19 that way.  And how should we interprete 1 Cor
>>> 15:29?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Grace and peace,
>>> Kevin Sigafoos
>>> ---------------------
>>> For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory
>>> forever. Amen. (Rom 11:36)
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