Systematic Theology Reading Journal 13
Williamson in his book stresses one of the important notions which is ‘limited atonement’ and he says that this doctrine could be a distinctive factor from other denominations or Catholic. Like he points out, God is self-consistent. Through Old Testament, God constantly commanded His children to live differently from other nations. Then, the only Israelites who lived in that era had moral, ceremonial, and civil laws as a light and salt in the world, and the only Israelites were required to keep God’s law. In addition, we even God directly declares that there are two children who were the children of serpent and woman after Adam rebelled God. Therefore, if other denominations interpret God’s word literally and historically, it is hard to deny God chose only some not whole.
On the other hand, why some Christian and Catholic want to believe that our Lord sacrificed Himself for all of us? I think that their thinking might come from ‘affection’. From our sight as a man, believers and non-believers have no any difference at all; both of us born by God’s creation and we are living under God’s common grace; however, the only distinction is what we were chosen by God or not. Thus, it doesn’t look makes sense; it …show more content…
Calvin’s this point of view makes me realize that God already knew our sin and His sacrifice before Creation; in spite of this understanding, He created us and said ‘it was good’. What an unbelievable picture! He is absolute and infinite, so He cannot admit a sin; nevertheless, He prepared Himself for deliverance and sent His begotten son. Furthermore, the absolute being came into finite being for us and spent 3 days under the power of death. After satisfying the ultimate justice of Himself by Himself, a man can be cleansed from a state of a sinner who is the enemy of
Williamson in his book stresses one of the important notions which is ‘limited atonement’ and he says that this doctrine could be a distinctive factor from other denominations or Catholic. Like he points out, God is self-consistent. Through Old Testament, God constantly commanded His children to live differently from other nations. Then, the only Israelites who lived in that era had moral, ceremonial, and civil laws as a light and salt in the world, and the only Israelites were required to keep God’s law. In addition, we even God directly declares that there are two children who were the children of serpent and woman after Adam rebelled God. Therefore, if other denominations interpret God’s word literally and historically, it is hard to deny God chose only some not whole.
On the other hand, why some Christian and Catholic want to believe that our Lord sacrificed Himself for all of us? I think that their thinking might come from ‘affection’. From our sight as a man, believers and non-believers have no any difference at all; both of us born by God’s creation and we are living under God’s common grace; however, the only distinction is what we were chosen by God or not. Thus, it doesn’t look makes sense; it …show more content…
Calvin’s this point of view makes me realize that God already knew our sin and His sacrifice before Creation; in spite of this understanding, He created us and said ‘it was good’. What an unbelievable picture! He is absolute and infinite, so He cannot admit a sin; nevertheless, He prepared Himself for deliverance and sent His begotten son. Furthermore, the absolute being came into finite being for us and spent 3 days under the power of death. After satisfying the ultimate justice of Himself by Himself, a man can be cleansed from a state of a sinner who is the enemy of