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"The theology of Calvin has been in a great part outgrown also. Where he thought of God mainly as the Sovereign of the world, we think of Him rather as the Father of all men. Where he thought of the Bible as a divine book, dictated by God, we think of it as a human book, written by men who increased century by century in the knowledge of God. Where he thought of man as wholly bad, and saved only by the sacrifice of Christ, and even then saved only in part, according to the pleasure of God, without reference to the good or evil of their lives, we think of man as progressing, more and more, towards goodness, by the help of Christ into an eternal life where everybody shall reap what he has sown."
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Excuse me? Say that again?
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Persevero,
Scribe
I was quite surprised to see this quote from Hodges, thinking that because it was an older book it would at least be sound on theology. Great discernment son!
ReplyDeleteWhere we once looked up to Hodges as a reputable and sounds commentator on history, we now view him with skepticism. While we once considered Hodges of a Reformed persuasion, he is now see to be a Catholic Universalist and his at least this part of his writings that we may not reap the tares he has sown...
ReplyDeleteGood catch, Scribe!