tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658097024755959565.post5514905302407441756..comments2023-09-29T00:49:09.824-07:00Comments on Awaiting Redemption: Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright (Chapter 5)Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16224512898969884864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658097024755959565.post-50217006762354247272008-05-16T17:13:00.000-07:002008-05-16T17:13:00.000-07:00Good thought, Jim. While people are not "as bad as...Good thought, Jim. <BR/><BR/>While people are not "as bad as they could be," they are corrupted/fallen. Further, they are "as bad off as they could be" in the sense that they are powerless to get better in and of themselves. <BR/><BR/>I agree and I think that is where Wright will go, too. Instead of seeing humanity/the world as "a bad thing in need of being destroyed/abandoned," he will argue that it is "a corrupt thing in need of being redeemed/recreated." At least that is what I think he will say.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224512898969884864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658097024755959565.post-13812365215757411482008-05-16T13:05:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:05:00.000-07:00In his book, "Things Which Become Sound Doctrine",...In his book, "Things Which Become Sound Doctrine", J. Dwight Pentecost rejects the notion that man is as bad as he can be. Rather, the doctrine of depravity says that man is as bad off as he can be. This might fall in between the 2 notions of history that Wright describes.<BR/><BR/>Jim<BR/>Gig HarborAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com