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Seminalism, Human Nature, Redemption, and the Eternal Christ

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No matter what creation God enacted, no matter the created circumstances, a creation with beings with libertarian free-will will eventually behave in self-centered ways and with all of these beings behaving the same way there would always be strife and aggressive, harmful behaviors, always. Thus, to have any creation that is not filled with strife, creation must have a redemptive element. A violator of God’s law can be corrected and turned, but a natural-behaving self-centered creature cannot be turned because this is the way they are with no obligation to anyone or anything higher than their survival. This is central to the issue of human nature and God’s plan for redemption.

The concept of libertarian free-will means that beings, especially humans, have the capacity to choose freely between different courses of action. However, without a guiding moral compass or external influence, it’s reasonable to argue that beings with this freedom would choose selfish or self-preserving actions.

The idea that strife is inevitable in a world of beings with free-will is consistent with the Christian understanding of original sin. Animals don’t deviate from their nature, they act according to their instincts, and similarly, humans in their alienated state gravitate toward self-centeredness and strife.

In a world where beings have libertarian free will, the only way to avoid eternal strife is for creation itself to have a redemptive element built into it. This is the key reason why Christian theology places so much emphasis on redemption. Because without it there’s no escape from the inevitable strife that comes from self-centeredness.

Table of Contents

PART-ONE SEMINALISM
Seminalism in the Context of Adams Headship
Alienation from God
PART-TWO: REDEMPTION
The Need for Redemption
Recognizing Our Condition and Responding in Faith
God’s Judgment and the Need for Change
PART-THREE: HUMAN NATURE
The Inevitability of Self-Centeredness
The Redemptive Element in Creation
A World of Animals: Existence Without Relationship
PART-FOUR: THE ETERNAL CHRIST
Jesus Christ: The Eternal Word
Christ as the Fulfilment of Creation
The Fall and the Need for Redemption
The Church as the Witness to Redemption
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