>>I'm not really arguing this one way or the other, but to any
who have not considered this issue, it is worth some serious
thought. It has a lot to do with your fundamental view of
Christ's work on the cross and why God sent Him, which seems
appropriate at this time of year.
>>
Appreciate the added insight on this Stan. I had no idea
I was speaking so "theologically." <G>
OTOH, maybe neither view is right!
I am reminded of Hawthorne's observation:
So long as an unlettered soul can attain to saving grace, there would seem to be
no deadly error in holding theological libraries to be accumulations of, for the
most part, stupendous impertinence.
-- Hawthorne (Preface to Twice-told Tales)
OTOH -- (I saw Fiddler on the Roof last week) -- impertinence or
not -- we have to think on these things!
Burgy