RE: The Problem with Christians
April 2, 2016 at 2:05 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2016 at 2:06 pm by athrock.)
(April 2, 2016 at 1:58 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote:(April 2, 2016 at 1:48 pm)athrock Wrote: Um...read it again.
"This explanation unquestionably clarifies the question of God hardening Pharaoh’s heart. When the text says that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, it means that God would permit or allow Pharaoh’s heart to be hardened."
This is exactly what it says
If I permit or allow someone to drive my car, and they freely choose to drive it off of a cliff, that is not the same as saying that I personally drove them off the cliff myself.
God allowed Pharaoh's heart to be hardened, but he was not the agent doing the actual hardening. Pharaoh was permitted or allowed to harden his own heart.
But I think the article says more than just this point.