A Reply to Daniel
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This is in reply to a discussion on Karl’s blog. See the comments, especially.
Daniel, I really did mean what I said. The request for you to “pray for us sinners” is a common one in Orthodox Christianity, and it does not imply that I think that you consider me “unsaved.” (Of course, salvation means something a little different in classical Christianity than it does in most forms of evangelical Protestantism.) It means I assume that you accept Ro 3.23 (“all have sinned”) and Ja 5.16 (“confess your sins to each other and pray for each other”) to be true. That’s all.
And really, I do think it’s wonderful that you are not offended just by walking into a standard Christian bookstore (like Family or Lifeway). I would not wish my sensitivity on anyone. It is quite a cross to bear. You have your own cross, and I do not need to add to it through my own self-centered folly.