Comments on: Sermon B: Transfiguration: 2 Cor 3:16 http://www.lawgospel.com/2006/02/21/sermon-b-transfiguration-2-cor-316/ Theological distinctions between Law & Gospel Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:52:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Baker http://www.lawgospel.com/2006/02/21/sermon-b-transfiguration-2-cor-316/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Tom Baker Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2006/02/21/sermon-b-transfiguration-2-cor-316/#comment-352 A most interesting distinction indeed. As the saying goes, "Theology is the art of making distinctions." Similar to the distinction you made is the one between when "If" is conditional upon you and when "if" is conditional upon God. For example, "If you are home at 5 pm, you will have a free supper." The condition is met by you. Then, "If you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth, you will be saved." That is a condition which only God can fulfill through providing you with a heart transplant (Ps. 51). <br/><br/>Another way of referring to that distinction is the difference between verbs that are in the imperative (your responsibility) and those in the indicative (Promises which God will fulfill). Thanks for your insight Ps 17:15. A most interesting distinction indeed. As the saying goes, “Theology is the art of making distinctions.” Similar to the distinction you made is the one between when “If” is conditional upon you and when “if” is conditional upon God. For example, “If you are home at 5 pm, you will have a free supper.” The condition is met by you. Then, “If you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth, you will be saved.” That is a condition which only God can fulfill through providing you with a heart transplant (Ps. 51).

Another way of referring to that distinction is the difference between verbs that are in the imperative (your responsibility) and those in the indicative (Promises which God will fulfill). Thanks for your insight Ps 17:15.

]]> By: Psalm 17:15 http://www.lawgospel.com/2006/02/21/sermon-b-transfiguration-2-cor-316/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Psalm 17:15 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:24:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2006/02/21/sermon-b-transfiguration-2-cor-316/#comment-351 Good stuff! Thanks be to God for your blog. <br/><br/> I look at it like this, God has 2 different kinds of commands. The one kind that creates something from nothing (ie) Light be! and light was. Also Lazarus come forth and he did.. <br/><br/>The other commands are those that bring to nothing and kill the proud that they me be ready for the first type of command. Good stuff! Thanks be to God for your blog.

I look at it like this, God has 2 different kinds of commands. The one kind that creates something from nothing (ie) Light be! and light was. Also Lazarus come forth and he did..

The other commands are those that bring to nothing and kill the proud that they me be ready for the first type of command.

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