tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post3727856042246527152..comments2024-03-26T04:24:11.094-05:00Comments on Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: A Perennial OscillationDane Ortlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17583355241279798089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-91311670585492522252011-10-19T13:10:29.251-05:002011-10-19T13:10:29.251-05:00By the way, have you ever read any John Williamson...By the way, have you ever read any John Williamson Nevin? He's one of my favorite Reformed theologians, and he addresses this very issue in his writings.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607004416434305240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33057643.post-17910168330321397772011-10-19T13:05:30.440-05:002011-10-19T13:05:30.440-05:00Evans is right to be critical of the federal parad...Evans is right to be critical of the federal paradigm, for it is rooted in a Nestorianizing Christology - an extrinsic relation between the two natures in Christ where one nature uses the other in an instrumental manner. Given this Christological model, it is easy to see how much of Reformed soteriology follows: the human will is an instrument of the divine will; the human will is passive, whereas the divine will is active.<br /><br />I am curious to see if a rejection of the federal paradigm (and a regaining of the paradigm of mystical union) will gain much traction in the Reformed community. If it does, I'm guessing it will affect how soteriology is understood.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607004416434305240noreply@blogger.com