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Straight From The Horses Mouth

Posted Apr 22 2010 by Jonathan Brink in  with 10 Comments

“I’ve always wondered why people who believe in total depravity say things to their kids like “good job” when they catch a baseball. Shouldn’t they say something like you caught the ball, but you still deserve to go to hell?”

Donald Miller

I love Donald Miller’s humor.  He always find a way to bring out the absurdity.

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  • http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com Linda

    I loved that too, in fact I was going to tweet it this morning, but it's just too long to condense. The picture with the post was perfect.

  • http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com Linda

    I loved that too, in fact I was going to tweet it this morning, but it's just too long to condense. The picture with the post was perfect.

  • TheGoulieKid

    Well Jonathan, the Calvinist's short answer would be that “good job,” is an example of common grace, which everyone has(Jesus commented that even pagans (who might sacrifice their firstborn to Molech) do good things for their other kids, right?). Efficacious grace is another thing altogether, which would require another discussion.

  • TheGoulieKid

    Well Jonathan, the Calvinist's short answer would be that “good job,” is an example of common grace, which everyone has(Jesus commented that even pagans (who might sacrifice their firstborn to Molech) do good things for their other kids, right?). Efficacious grace is another thing altogether, which would require another discussion.

  • Eric

    Jonathan,

    You left out the part where Miller is corrected on his understanding of what Calvinists mean by “total depravity” and then admitted that what they mean by it “made more sense.” The absurdity was with Miller's own misunderstanding.

  • Eric

    Jonathan,

    You left out the part where Miller is corrected on his understanding of what Calvinists mean by “total depravity” and then admitted that what they mean by it “made more sense.” The absurdity was with Miller's own misunderstanding.

  • http://jonathanbrink.com Jonathan Brink

    Touche Eric.

  • http://jonathanbrink.com Jonathan Brink

    Touche Eric.

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  • http://www.dobox.com/ Bruce

    Jonathan,You left out the part where Miller is corrected on his understanding of what Calvinists mean by “total depravity” and then admitted that what they mean by it “made more sense.” The absurdity was with Miller’s own misunderstanding.

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