"And it's not true that goats will always be goats." There are the sheep, the lost sheep, and goats. This is why, for example, in Matt 15, our Lord replies to the Canaanite woman that He was "sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" Harry Chad Richard Bresson <breusswane@...> wrote: It's not novel. It's historically reformed. Moo is merely an example of how most reformed commentaries handle Hebrews and James. And it's not true that goats will always be goats. Professing sheep are constantly being pressed to make sure that their profession is a real one. Pastor Chad Richard Bresson Clearcreek Chapel Springboro, OH http://breusswane.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "H Dorrington" To: Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Acts 6 and deacons > Lol, that is what always puzzled me about this novel view. Goats will > always be goats. The sheep are the chosen ones, some have realized their > new birth and others will. No point in warning goats. > > Harry > > Steve Fuchs wrote: > Chad, > > I'm just curious your thoughts. > > What's the point of warning goats? > > Sincerely, > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chad Richard Bresson" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:08 PM > Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Acts 6 and deacons > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "H Dorrington" >> > Oh yes, the passage that tell us that the goats make great teachers! >> > Not. >> > It is rather describing those who are spiritual "babes" in Christ . >> >> I disagree. In giving them the benefit of the doubt, he is still holding >> out the possibility that they are in danger of neglecting their >> salvation. >> What looks like a babe in Christ, if it never grows, is an imposter (Heb. >> 6:6-8 - same thought, same context). If they stay "dull of hearing" will >> "end up being burned" (Heb. 6:8). >> >> The contrasts of the warning passages are almost exclusively, through the >> whole of the NT, between sheep and goats and almost never between >> categories >> of Christians. Those "categories" just don't exist. >> >> Pastor Chad Richard Bresson --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. -- 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