The problem of language.

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People using words differently.

Oh, I am guilty.

To.me, narrow minded and close minded are not the same thing.

I am not close minded, but I am narrow minded.

To me without the concept of Christ providing a penal substitution there is no gospel.

To me, with a limited atonement no one can be sure of being saved.

It goes to how each of us understand the ideas.

 

[JonC]

People using words differently.

Oh, I am guilty.

To.me, narrow minded and close minded are not the same thing.

I am not close minded, but I am narrow minded.

To me without the concept of Christ providing a penal substitution there is no gospel.

To me, with a limited atonement no one can be sure of being saved.

It goes to how each of us understand the ideas.

I bug my wife by choosing meanings fir her words she didn't imply.

Language can be a barrier especially in written media.

To me, Penal Substitution (something I believed most of my life) is a corruption of the gospel of Jesus Christ and places human philosophy over the Word of God.

I cannot understand how a person can be saved while believing Penal Substitution because it changes the gospel to such an extent. BUT I know they can because I was. So I chalk it up to my Catholic observations (people saved despite error).

Limited Atonement is not an issue with me because it only works within Penal Substitution as its logical conclusion.

 

[Baptizo]

I have found that different theological systems try to isolate words into categorical boxes and it causes me to overthink too much.

 

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People using words differently.

Oh, I am guilty.

To.me, narrow minded and close minded are not the same thing.

I am not close minded, but I am narrow minded.

To me without the concept of Christ providing a penal substitution there is no gospel.

To me, with a limited atonement no one can be sure of being saved.

My understanding stands.