Pilgrim

If I understand what this particular pastor believes, I think he believes that God directs everything that happens to Christians in order to make them more like Jesus. But he just lets circumstance happen in the lives of non-Christians.
As I wrote that last sentence, I can now see why Robin made the comment about him perhaps being a Deist.
I am sure he would probably say that there are times (such as what God did with Pharaoh) where God uses the unrepentant for the good of believers, but he probably doesn't see how these examples conflict with his beliefs.

He has also mentioned how Augustine had some "Neo-Platonic" ideas that unwittingly have been incorporated into how some people view this subject.
I asked him to prove this, but he hasn't got back to me.

Tom

Last edited by Tom; Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:40 AM.