Recent content by Dikaioumenoi

@John Mullally , I want to respond to your comments specifically, though much of this is reiterated from what I argue above: "Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father" is descriptive of what "taught by God" means. It's all part of the same sentence: "And they will all be taught by...

(Part 2 of 2 ... please don't miss my above reply) John 6:45: ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις· Καὶ ἔσονται πάντες διδακτοὶ θεοῦ· πᾶς ὁ ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μαθὼν ἔρχεται πρὸς ἐμὲ. “It is written in the Prophets,” Jesus says, most likely referring to Isaiah 54:13 (but probably...

(Part 1 of 2) @tall73 , thanks for your thoughtful comments, and I apologize for the delay. The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. Not only am I currently in the process of moving, but my wife had a medical emergency last week, and I lost this entire post when my computer decided to install...

The three categories are: Those who, by no choice of themselves or anyone else, were born without reproductive capacity (i.e. birth defect). Those who, by choice of others, were castrated (for punishment, or for working in harems, etc.). Those who, by their own choice, castrated themselves for...

Thanks for your comment. I certainly don't disagree with this, but I'm having trouble seeing how it relates to the OP. Can you elaborate any?

Firstly, you're comparing apples and oranges. The actions of a human teacher don't necessarily tell us anything about the actions of an incomprehensible God, especially in regard to the question of one's very ability to come to Jesus. Secondly, "there is no justification for..." is an assertion...

You've got it backwards, brother. Your anti-Calvinist prejudice is not even allowing you to accurately and responsibly engage with the position. "Pre-programmed robots"? Really? Again, your criticisms simply dismiss any discussion of the relationship between God's decree and precepts, or...

"Hearing and learning" from the Father describes a spiritually receptive posture toward Christ (as distinct from the crowd's worldly reception of Jesus), highlighted by the mentioning that this posture always results in coming (vs. 45). If "hearing and learning" from the Father is therefore a...

What points? I responded to your points. That's why I'm confused by your re-assertion of them. To recap: 1. Ἔσονται is a future indicative of ἐιμί. All future indicatives of ἐιμί take middle forms. That does not mean it conveys the idea of having acted for oneself, or even necessarily having...

So I don't understand. What's your point? Are you responding to something?

Your "experience" seems to betray an inexperience with the position you critique, seeing as you just caricatured that viewpoint by objecting in a way that fails to interact with the distinction Reformed literature makes between God's will of decree and precept. But, that is a different topic for...

That logic doesn't track. You're presupposing that whoever you interact with would necessarily be wedded to their theological traditions, never open to being challenged or corrected. If I were a Calvinist and I found merit in your argument, perhaps it would convince me to rethink my theology...

Does it matter whether I am or aren't? Let's focus on the content of the argument.

Not following your argument here. I never said the grammar of verse 44 tells us what the hearing and learning in verse 45 refers to. What I said was that if an interpretation of verse 45 is offered which contradicts the conclusions to the grammatical argument offered on verse 44 (as the common...

Brother, this is very simple. You're overcomplicating it, and it is distracting from the discourse. Please stop. I'm happy to consider any interaction with the argument of the OP, but I'm not going to debate with you the merits of having the conversation. People disagree on the meaning of John...