H Dorrington <hjdinfl@...> wrote: So you are saying that acquired and merited >does not equal earned? Acquired and merited does equal earned. The question with Calvin is *where* he was placing the causation or work done. IMHO, the second part helps us interpret the first part (not to mention that this is merely one of many about what was earned, thus the whole of his theology must help us understand what he meant). >So your theory of Christ doing what Adam could not do within the covenant of works >does not involve works? It does. But works can never earn grace (and calvin would agree); otherwise it would not be grace. Chad Richard Bresson Xenia, OH http://breusswane.blogspot.com/ -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace