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Re: "From Augustine to Arminius: A Pilgrimage" in The Grace of God and the Will of Man

The doctrine of "Calvinism" (in truth, the Gospel) is one of humility and submission. Christ commands men to repent. Scripture commands men to submit, and declares them blessed if they do. The Bible repeats this message throughout. For this reason, when we read scripture, we must ask ourselves, "How am I expected or required to submit with humility to the truth presented?" We must also ask, "How is the name of God glorified in this truth?”— for His glory, and God's zeal for it, is the other truth that scripture repeats throughout. What baffles me is the complete lack of humility that Pinnock possesses when he speak of God, and the complete absence of any sense of God's incomparable "otherness", separateness, holiness or glory.

Pinnock uses words like "autonomy" and "dialogue" in his first paragraph as he discusses how he had begun to reinterpret scripture in this pilgrimage of his. He places modern culture on equal footing with scripture, and in doing this, places men (the creators of culture) on equal footing with God (the Author of scripture). As if to further emphasize his belief that we are somehow equal with God, he refers to God as a "partner" with us, and a "co-worker." These words denote a relationship between equals. Pinnock, like Eve before him, craves equality with God. He craves independence—"autonomy", as he calls it. Equality is independence, for inferiority is submission. Adam ate the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, declaring himself independent of God’s word and will, and as we all know, independence requires rebellion.

Pinnock's new Arminian theology contained "dimensions of reciprocity and conditionality"