Murray's work on the "Free Offer" argues explicitly that God desires the salvation of all who hear and that this desire is grounded in love. There is warrant for telling sinners that God bears him genuine goodwill, that Christ is full of compassion toward him, and that the offer comes from love and not mere legal permission. "There is love in the heart of Christ for sinners such as you" is appropriate language.
And yet, "Jesus loves you" in modern evangelical usage usually just means "Jesus died for you savingly and intends your salvation," which is obviously problematic, and in that sense, Durbin is correct.
@tckteacher@TarynA83 Double points if you get Sarah to read it out loud to you. Janiece actually imagines Sarah’s voice when she reads them to herself!
@dgh5391 Once I realized Psalm 45 is an abbreviated Song and the NT interp was the King is Jesus, the conclusion was unassailable. The old guys were right.
The guy didn't become a papist because of Aquinas. Don't be fooled. Millions of protestants have read Aquinas without crossing the Tiber. The man became a papist because he was lost, and he also happened to read Aquinas. Blaming Aquinas was just his out. The simplicity of Christ wasn't enough for this man, because He had never experienced Christ in the first place. If he had, all the pomp, superstition, and excess of Rome would be seen for what it is: a distraction & diminishing of Christ's glory and thus to be rejected.
And she has more joy than the multitude of anons mocking her and her husband.
Luke 7:47:
For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.