tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post3540874668238560366..comments2024-03-15T17:06:31.642-05:00Comments on The Piety That Lies Between: A Progressive Christian Perspective: Salvation for Atheists: Is the Pope an Anonymous Lutheran?Eric Reitanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-49549056225161201992013-09-14T14:13:45.347-05:002013-09-14T14:13:45.347-05:00As a Lutheran pastor (and refugee from the ELCA), ...As a Lutheran pastor (and refugee from the ELCA), I deplore the wholly un-Lutheran teaching of salvation by grace without faith which is set forth in Braaten and Jensen's <i>Christian Dogmatics,</i> and has become all the rage in the ELCA and other nominally Lutheran circles whose theology has long since ceased to bear any resemblance to that of Luther or the Lutheran confessions.<br /><br />Pope Francis is no more a Lutheran- anonymous or otherwise- than Carl Braaten or Robert Jenson are.Robert Elart Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182251436190781481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-76581451506483557682013-07-30T15:52:12.753-05:002013-07-30T15:52:12.753-05:00Hi Eric,
that's pretty interesting, I didn...Hi Eric, <br />that's pretty interesting, I didn't know you were an universalist. <br /><br />I guess pope Francis was pointing out the universality of the salvation OFFER as opposed to views such as limited atonement. <br /><br />To my mind, God won't force anyone to choose Him, and if the person refuses, he or she will eventually cease to exist. <br /><br />I've one question: as a Christian universalist, how do you interpret Jesus warnings about hell?<br /><br />Keep doing all your good work!<br /><br /><br />Lothar's son - Lothars Sohn<br />http://lotharlorraine.wordpress.com/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-9207125875737056002013-07-05T14:21:26.631-05:002013-07-05T14:21:26.631-05:00Watching/Listening to your lecture from September ...Watching/Listening to your lecture from September 2009(on vimeo). I'm really enjoying it. Thanks for the time you put into this.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969678615493303543noreply@blogger.com