tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post5364499780769928686..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: Tiger Woods Sticks It To Brit HumeTommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-38495882852762093782010-02-22T18:31:09.402-05:002010-02-22T18:31:09.402-05:00And to think they call us "elitists"?
I...<i>And to think they call us "elitists"?</i><br /><br />Ironic, I know. <br /><br />Hard-line Calvinists will just chalk it up to their god's sovereign power to elect whom he will and damn whom he will. There's nothing elitist about it, since no one controls his or her destiny - it's all in their god's hands; the dispensation of grace is determined by him alone and bestowed as he sees fit. No one earns it, they just get it - or not.<br /><br />Wesleyan-Arminians, who believe that their gospel is for anyone who wants to be saved, don't see their perspective as elitist either. After all, people who are damned could have god and heaven if they wanted it. They make their choices to accept or reject god's gracious offer of salvation. <br /><br />As for those who belong to other religions, some views are:<br /><br />1. Dems da breaks - that seems a bit callous to some, though, so another answer is <br />2. To evangelize without ceasing and snatch as many lost souls as possible from Satan's clutches; but, if evangelism is not one's thing, then one has to trust that <br />3. God will judge according to his standards (which we can't understand), so maybe they can be saved anyway, somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-45566534884914464172010-02-22T00:05:20.106-05:002010-02-22T00:05:20.106-05:00Understanding of the sort you describe is impossib...<em>Understanding of the sort you describe is impossible within what is inevitably an elitist, exclusive worldview.</em><br /><br />And to think they call us "elitists"?Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-14038128664929161132010-02-21T22:32:12.967-05:002010-02-21T22:32:12.967-05:00...they need to understand that other people can t...<i>...they need to understand that other people can turn to plenty of sources outside of Christianity for inspiration to make positive changes in their lives.</i><br /><br />This idea is not within the scope of possibilities for holders of a particular brand of Christian doctrine; it was inconceivable to me for a long time. For Christians like these, other religions and philosophies can only lead to doom; they lead people away from the One True God. Understanding of the sort you describe is impossible within what is inevitably an elitist, exclusive worldview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com