1 Peter 2:19

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Sat Sep 12 09:24:53 EDT 1998


On 11 Sep 98 (17:50:08), alan_hultberg at peter.biola.edu wrote:
> If I may, I think your confusion with my earlier response stems from a
> misunderstanding similar to that over which I have already expostulated
> far to long, namely, from a misunderstanding as to what *I* intended by
> "merit."  The English term "merit" does not mean "deserving of
> salvation," and I certainly did not intend it as such.  Behavior may be
> meritorious in some sense without necessarily being meritorious in a
> salvific sense.

 Dear Alan,

 Of course I was not intending to enter into doctrinal Catholic/Protestant
 issues here. I find the denotation and connotation of CARIS inconsistent,
 to say the least. Thank you for your helpful response.

 CARIS hUMIN KAI EIRHNH PLHQUNQEIH

 Ben
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