Aretaic Graded Absolutism by Dr Paul R Shockley
Aretaic Graded Absolutism by Dr Paul R Shockley
Aretaic Graded Absolutism by Dr Paul R Shockley
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62. Combinedmeasuresagainsttemptationandmoralcompromise(committedtoobedienceandbeingacertaintypeofabeliever).IV.ThreePotentialMisunderstandingsof<strong>Aretaic</strong><strong>Graded</strong><strong>Absolutism</strong>:A.Ade‐emphasisonourpropensityforevil.1. <strong>Dr</strong>.J.DwightPentecoststates:Thingsjustdon’tgoasplanned.Werealizethatwe’relivinginanupsidedownworld,andwewondersometimesifwecanmakethingscomeoutasweplanordesire.Werecognizefullywellthatwearelivinginanunredeemedbody,inanunredeemedcreation,withanunredeemednaturewithinus. 10 AGAisexpectingtoomuchforourbodiesourtoocorrupted<strong>by</strong>sintocultivateaGod‐honoringdisposition.2.Three‐foldResponse:a.Theveryfactthat“wearelivinginanunredeemedbody,inaunredeemedcreation,withanunredeemednaturewithinus”revealsthedesperateneedtoenlargeourreasonsforobediencetoincludecharacterformationsothatwemaybetterresistthetemptationsoftheflesh,theworld,andthedevil.Infact,weshouldneverbeshockedattheevilinanotherforwerecognizeinourthoughtandworkstheevery‐presentseedofpotentialruin.Infact,purposefullyfosteringaGod‐honoringdispositionassumestheneedforbothmortificationandvivification.b. Jesusrepeatedlyconcentratesonmattesoftheheart(e.g.,theBeatitudesinMatthew5;theaccountofthepoorwidowinMark12:41‐44;theharshcriticismsofhypocrisyinMatthew23;thefruitoftheSpiritinGalatians5).Hisinstructionandillustrationsimplythepossibilitytogobeyondwhatoneeverthoughtpossible,especiallywhenabidinginfellowshipwithChrist(John15).c. SinceAGAintegratesbothdutiesandcharacterformation,thismodeloffersarobustanthropologythatinvolvesdesign,tendencies,motivations,andactions(non‐reductionistic)incontrasttoGAmodelwhichfocusesoncompliancetomoralobligations.10J.DwightPentecost,Man’sProblemsGod’sAnswers,37.
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