tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20600336.post114817411985119749..comments2024-01-15T10:29:29.411-05:00Comments on Slave of the Word: Ryken, Calvinism, and ElectionDavid A. Croteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15809705774955230769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20600336.post-1154007034153041492006-07-27T08:30:00.000-05:002006-07-27T08:30:00.000-05:00Yes. 1 Peter 1:15-16 encourages us to "be holy," t...Yes. 1 Peter 1:15-16 encourages us to "be holy," that is, live holy lives; in 1 Cor 6:11, we are said to have been (in the past ... not just based on the aorist but the context and "but") "sanctified" or as the NLT says: "you were made holy." So, if we were made holy in the past and we are told to be holy, Scripture either contradicts itself (an unnecessary conclusion) or divides between positional and personal holiness. Now, is that divide "sharp"? I'm not sure what you mean by "sharp," so I can't really answer that part of the question.David A. Croteauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809705774955230769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20600336.post-1150743635588058322006-06-19T14:00:00.000-05:002006-06-19T14:00:00.000-05:00What you say here makes sense, but just to play de...What you say here makes sense, but just to play devil's advocate--can we really ever in Scripture distinguish sharply and finally between positional and personal holiness?J. B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074055343675084879noreply@blogger.com