Beware the subtleties of Calvinism- “I turn with loathing from the god of Jonathan Edwards” - George MacDonald Why did Lewis’ “master” say this? Because (bottom line) Edwards believed that God would be perfectly just in sending babies to an eternal hell…. If that doesn’t disturb you- then something is deeply wrong with your “moral compass” I will not (knowingly) eat from the fruit of a poisoned tree (though I acknowledge that Edwards could write exquisitely when focused on the true glories of God - e.g. his sermons on “charity”…)
Amen shepherds. TY have a great day.
Yes. TY
Beware the subtleties of Calvinism- “I turn with loathing from the god of Jonathan Edwards” - George MacDonald
Why did Lewis’ “master” say this?
Because (bottom line) Edwards believed that God would be perfectly just in sending babies to an eternal hell….
If that doesn’t disturb you- then something is deeply wrong with your “moral compass”
I will not (knowingly) eat from the fruit of a poisoned tree (though I acknowledge that Edwards could write exquisitely when focused on the true glories of God - e.g. his sermons on “charity”…)
Not an Edwards fan at all.