[εις επαινον δοξης αυτου] 10/24/2006 02:32:55 PM

Zach,
to play the devils advocate... how can the whole of the law and the prophets be summed up in the "love yours" if it be a principle and not the principle? I'm really trying to search through this because I know personally that Jonathan Edwards teaching has really revolutionized the way that I look at my relationship with God and my responsibility as a Christian. I no longer think in terms of do and don'ts but in terms of heart condition. For me it has become the defining principle for ill or for good. Logically I think I can support the idea of it being the principle, and scripturally it's pretty strong... Isn't that what God wanted from the nation of Israel all along? Doesn't that square with the whole message of scripture? What is "giving God glory" if not loving him (with true affection - ie. to JP enjoying God supremely)?

Anyway, I think this is a profitable discussion... Thanks for your thought.

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Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 10/24/2006 02:32:55 PM