tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post116795139550571638..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Volf on echoing God's forgivenessbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12150555198370097382007-01-06T23:40:00.000+00:002007-01-06T23:40:00.000+00:00Just to say that my first post in this thread is t...Just to say that my first post in this thread is the second post, now marked "anonymous" for some bizarre reason that probably only Blogger understands.<br /><br />Another "anonymous" said: <i>To pambg - to say that there will come a time when we will not only be forgiven by God, but when we will forgive and be forgiven by everyone living sounds like the gospel to me...</i><br /><br />The problemPamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1168057363130953142007-01-06T04:22:00.000+00:002007-01-06T04:22:00.000+00:00For those wondering about Volf's take on universal...For those wondering about Volf's take on universalism (discussed in the comments to <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/12/free-of-charge.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>), you might be interested in <A HREF="http://sibboleth.blogspot.com/2007/01/end-of-memory.html#comments" REL="nofollow">this review</A> of a recent heavier book: <I>The End of Memory</I>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1168048259356671142007-01-06T01:50:00.000+00:002007-01-06T01:50:00.000+00:00Alric - thanks.Alric - thanks.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1168043011309844182007-01-06T00:23:00.000+00:002007-01-06T00:23:00.000+00:00I am quickly becoming an avid Volf fan. His emphas...I am quickly becoming an avid Volf fan. His emphasis on the final reconciliation is remarkable and desperately needed in the church today.<BR/><BR/>To pambg - to say that there will come a time when we will not only be forgiven by God, but when we will forgive and be forgiven by everyone living sounds like the gospel to me...<BR/><BR/>Byron - I will keep you in my prayers during your personal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1168036541834147592007-01-05T22:35:00.000+00:002007-01-05T22:35:00.000+00:00Christian - I reckon get straight into this one. T...Christian - I reckon get straight into this one. There's more in E&E, but this is a good summer read.<BR/><BR/>Pam - <I>Free of Charge</I> isn't always easy (he's still dealing with some complex ideas), but it is indeed more accessible than <I>Exclusion and Embrace</I>. As for grace, keep going and make sure you get to the sections on forgiveness, particularly in the last ten pages or so.<BR/><BRbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1168019396773385822007-01-05T17:49:00.000+00:002007-01-05T17:49:00.000+00:00I'm about halfway through "Free of Charge" at the ...I'm about halfway through "Free of Charge" at the moment. This comment is actually a very personal one and not an intellectual/theological critique. At the moment, I'm finding the book harping and harping on human sinfulness with not a lot of what I'd call "Gospel" - i.e. that it is as sinners that God loves us and forgivenes us. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if he is personally very scrupulous, (in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com