This week Pastor Wilson address how conservatives and progressives think about equality. He also talks about J.C. Ryle’s wonderful book, “Holiness”, and Pastor Wilson finishes things off with a look at the word apalgeo. Happy plodding!
Show Notes:
Equality of Outcome:
- We all think that equality is a good thing, but we need to look at the context of the equality
- Conservatives want equality of opportunity, while Progressive’s want equality of outcome
- Conservatives want equality in the rules, while Progressives want equality of the scoreboard
- In order to keep everything perfectly equal, you would have to be God
Holiness:
- Written by J.C. Ryle
- Ryle is a master of clarity, and is a very straight forward writer
- In this book he presents the classic reformed understanding of sanctification
- Ryle shows what it is to grow in holiness and is an enormous help to Christians who want to be holy in God’s sight
Apalgeo:
- Means to be past feeling
- Only used once in the New Testament: Ephesians 4:19-20
- This refers to one whose conscience is seared, whose moral sensibilities have been deadened
- Guilt is a gift from God, without it we would destroy ourselves