You know how icebergs work. Large pieces of a glacier break off into the ocean to form frozen islands. Some are small, while others are enormous. In fact, the English word iceberg is derived from the Dutch, ijsberg, which literally means ice mountain
Of course brother. I meant it too. I don't have many subscribers but I cross-posted your article today because it means a lot. More generally, I came to substack hoping to encourage and build a free grace community. I am tired of the 'grace guy'always being by himself. Anything I can do to help you or a brother please let me know.
This is really good McKay. I appreciate it so much. I have always thought that this is why the early Reformed focused so much on Total Depravity. The whole point is that anything that is sinful is in need of, and can hope for, redemption. Claiming that we, any part of us, is ok is a recipe for it to stay the way that it is. But anything that is 'confined under sin' should anticipate being shown mercy, not being left in its present state. This is the reason to not look for righteousness in ourselves, well one of many good reasons. I don't want just my 'appetites' redeemed, which the Scholastics say is the only part of us corrupted by sin. I want my will-called free only as a sick joke, my reason-rightly accused of being captured by the devil, even my emotions, my whole Psyche and let's not forget my body identified as sinful so that all of me might be redeemed. I really appreciate your Mustard Seed a lot.
Of course brother. I meant it too. I don't have many subscribers but I cross-posted your article today because it means a lot. More generally, I came to substack hoping to encourage and build a free grace community. I am tired of the 'grace guy'always being by himself. Anything I can do to help you or a brother please let me know.
This is really good McKay. I appreciate it so much. I have always thought that this is why the early Reformed focused so much on Total Depravity. The whole point is that anything that is sinful is in need of, and can hope for, redemption. Claiming that we, any part of us, is ok is a recipe for it to stay the way that it is. But anything that is 'confined under sin' should anticipate being shown mercy, not being left in its present state. This is the reason to not look for righteousness in ourselves, well one of many good reasons. I don't want just my 'appetites' redeemed, which the Scholastics say is the only part of us corrupted by sin. I want my will-called free only as a sick joke, my reason-rightly accused of being captured by the devil, even my emotions, my whole Psyche and let's not forget my body identified as sinful so that all of me might be redeemed. I really appreciate your Mustard Seed a lot.