UOJers do not take seriously Luther's critique of human beings. Luther taught that we neither fear, love nor trust God. To Luther this was the problem.
UOJers rather than confronting the problem eliminates faith by definition and fiat.
UOJers teach that effectively we are saved by grace, period. This is contrary to Eph 1:8 which says we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves. That passage itself also teaches that even faith is not of ourselves, yet the argument of Walther and Co says that if faith is emphasized, faith is from ourselves. So they have imported their own philosophical paradigm into the discussion which is foreign to the way Scripture teaches about faith.
UOJ is insidious in that it maligns faith. For UOJ faith is empty and there is nothing to it. Thus in practice, it does not encourage the believer to deal with his lack of faith, to pray , to knock at God's door, to seek, to ask from God. Yet Jesus encouraged us towards these things.
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Dear Dr. Greg,
I have just been thinking.
UOJers do not take seriously Luther's critique of human beings. Luther taught that we neither fear, love nor trust God. To Luther this was the problem.
UOJers rather than confronting the problem eliminates faith by definition and fiat.
UOJers teach that effectively we are saved by grace, period. This is contrary to Eph 1:8 which says we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves. That passage itself also teaches that even faith is not of ourselves, yet the argument of Walther and Co says that if faith is emphasized, faith is from ourselves. So they have imported their own philosophical paradigm into the discussion which is foreign to the way Scripture teaches about faith.
UOJ is insidious in that it maligns faith. For UOJ faith is empty and there is nothing to it. Thus in practice, it does not encourage the believer to deal with his lack of faith, to pray , to knock at God's door, to seek, to ask from God. Yet Jesus encouraged us towards these things.
LPC
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