Re: ASA, ID, Blogs and my observations

"Every cubic inch of space is a miracle."

                        Walt Whitman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Rusbult" <craig@chem.wisc.edu>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: ASA, ID, Blogs and my observations

> Jack says,
>>As I have said before, you have to accept all three to be Christian.
>>There
>>is no way that the resurrection of Christ is anything but type 2.
>>
>>So, if ASA members are denying the existence of type 2, (which I have not
>>heard anyone claim despite what Glenn says), then they shouldnt be ASA
>>members as this is contrary to the ASA statement of faith.
>
> Oops.
> I agree with you, Jack. Thanks for calling an omission to my
> attention.
>
> Usually I emphasize this in all writing about theology of evolutionary
> creation, but I forgot it before so here it is now:
> We should distinguish between the FORMATIVE HISTORY of nature and the
> SALVATION HISTORY of humans. I have theological respect for a proponent
> of
> evolutionary creation (theistic evolution) who says "God did miracles in
> salvation history, but -- due to a clever design of nature, and an absence
> of humans whose 'personal salvation history' would benefit from observing
> miracles -- this was not necessary in formative history."
> As you say, Jack, "I have not heard anyone [in ASA] claim [that they
> deny all miracles]."
> By contrast, I think a person who denies all miracles, especially the
> resurrection of Jesus, is missing a key doctrine of Christianity. The
> cross is important for salvation, but so is the resurrection. I wouldn't
> say that a person who denies ALL #2-design (by miraculous-appearing
> action)
> cannot be saved, since only God can know the heart and can judge fairly,
> but such a person is certainly theologically deficient in an essential
> doctrine.
>
> Craig
>
>
Received on Tue May 24 20:51:42 2005