Here at Sola Radio, we hope you enjoyed that hit inspired by Esau from Puddle of Mudd. The next song in our countdown has an infectious riff that has stood the test of time. The band claims the song was written in just one rehearsal session. Here we are with Living Colour rocking out with new lyrics to their popular song Cult of Personality?
This one goes out to all the TheoBros out there…
And during the few moments that we have left We want to talk right down to earth In a language that nobody else here can easily understand
Thou you have eyes You can not see The cult of divine sovereignty
This post is part 6 of a series that has explored the three essays on the topic Liberty and Necessity by John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards and Lord Kames. This series started with this post Wednesday with Wesley: Thoughts Upon Necessity
In “Thoughts Upon Necessity“, John Wesley critiqued the Lord Kames’ views on Necessity, Liberty and Moral Obligation and highlighted its flaws. He then went on to admit that Jonathan Edwards avoids the problem Lord Kames found himself in.
But Mr, Edwards, has found a most ingenious way of evading this consequence …1
Through “deep, metaphysical reasoning”, Edwards has asserted that “the actions of men are quite voluntary; the fruit of their own will” while also claiming that the strongest motive “determin[es] the Will [causing] the choice to be thus, and not otherwise.” 2 Despite using words like “voluntary” and “choice”, Edwards’ Liberty of Necessity, according to Wesley, amounts to the acts of a moral agent being “irresistibly impelled.” 3
Through this series we have explored how Edwards understood a Liberty of Necessity as well as how he understood a Liberty of Contingency. In this post, we will explore Wesley’s claims about Edwards’ framework and his own perspective on these matters.
What if Puddle of Mudd wrote their popular song She Hates Me about Esau?
Isaac and Rebekah had twin boys, Jacob and Esau. From the start there was sibling rivalry and parental favoritism. Two individuals with different interests and skills. But for them there was also promises that God had made to their grandfather Abraham. There would be a favored nation that would be great and would ultimately be a blessing to the world.
Paul mentions these two in Romans 9, quoting Malachi 1:2-5, sparking debate about how God elects people to salvation
Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated
This one goes out to all the TheoBros out there…
Chosen ones, numbered like sand He made us, clay in His hand Potter made a jar or two I’m the one cracked and glued
Lentil stew, drips from my lip Never thought I’d be the one He’d skip Then I started to realize I was nothing in His eyes
Dead Heroes Don't Save 