Christ’s Subordination
Reckman responds to a debate about Christ's subordination by arguing that apparent biblical paradoxes—such as Christ's co-equality with the Father and His subordination, or divine sovereignty and human responsibility—should be confessed as presented in Scripture rather than rationalized away. He applies this principle analogically to the headship structure in marriage, contending that biblical truths that seem contradictory to human reasoning should be accepted by faith rather than resolved through philosophical speculation.
In reaction to the article "The Error of Eternal Functional Subordination" of Rev. McGeown in the SB of 1 February 2017, page. 201, I think that the problem is not with "eternal" or "functional" or "ontological," but with something different. From the Canons of Dordt is the clear fact of God's sovereignty in predestination as well the fact that man remains responsible. In our human minds, these two facts are mutually exclusive. When we try to reason out how these two facts can stand together,...
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