I have and again, I disagree with your assessment. I think that by dismissing the early church writings and claiming the Mr.White has the better understanding you are much as TER said, reinterpreting outside of the original intent. Here is the link to St.John of Chrysostom's homilies on Romans, link is to the specific verses you are targeting. http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210216.htm
I also gave you previously a link to a seperate view which covered a modern argument against Mr. White's analysis specifically. It also goes into Luke 13 which you brought up. Here it is again:http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37438180...S-WHITE-DEBATE Romans 9 portion starts on page 7. Luke 13 starts on page 14 of that document.
The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura had the best of intentions when it came to weeding out the degenerate teachings of the Church at the time it was proposed. However, it threw the baby out with the bath water when people now think they can call their church, The Church, based upon the opinions of modern thinkings operating in a vacuum. Much like your insistence on limiting discussion to the verses you wish, by taking scriptures seperately and refusing to look at the whole body of information (as well as common practice by early Christians) one can attempt to propose one intent when by looking at the body of information the meaning is different based upon context.
I am not arguing with you for the sake of proving I am right and you are wrong. I am greatly offended by the portrayal put forth by the views you are espousing as biblical truths. You are right though in that I don't want to worship the god Mr. White believes in. I find him (the god of Mr.White) to be a petty tyrant with a lust for blood that would create something merely to have it live a wretched existence with no hope of relief from torment it imposed on its creation.
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