tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475092859972822963.post3346567951108523460..comments2024-01-08T14:12:18.699-05:00Comments on The Tulip Driven Life : Night of the Living Dead Christian: A ReviewThomas F. Booherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736735827849283028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475092859972822963.post-68969081628935667022012-03-29T14:06:49.293-05:002012-03-29T14:06:49.293-05:00Matt, are you a four-pointer;)?Matt, are you a four-pointer;)?T C Booherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076755815599489170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475092859972822963.post-32023914710182829382012-03-28T21:36:25.692-05:002012-03-28T21:36:25.692-05:00Hey Thomas! I'll echo Becky above and say way ...Hey Thomas! I'll echo Becky above and say way to stay up late reading the book!<br /><br />A couple of quick thoughts to ponder:<br /><br />1) I'm not an Arminian. :)<br /><br />2) As Becky points out, Luther desires transformation. That's not the same as desiring God.<br /><br />3) As near as I can tell from scripture, all people are created in God's image, even unregenerate people. That doesn't mean that they please God or that they desire him, but that somehow, in some way, even the worst among us are in his image. How is that possible? What does that mean? I don't know. Theologians have spent very little time (comparatively) asking the question. <br /><br />4) I do believe in depravity and the inability of people to come to God without him drawing them in some way. <br /><br />5) Discovering an author's theology or point of view in fiction can be tricky. Who knows when I am expressing my (the author's) opinion or the character's opinion or setting something up for a fictional payoff somewhere else in the story? It's complex, at best. So, for instance, even if Luther (the werewolf, not the Reformer) said "All men desire to become like God because of prevenient grace" that wouldn't necessarily mean that I, the author, agree with that comment. Or disagree. The character's opinion and my own may not be connected....<br /><br />Anyway, I appreciate the thoughts and your passion and hope the Lord blesses your time in Bible school!Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475092859972822963.post-6365064346173463852012-03-28T14:05:02.846-05:002012-03-28T14:05:02.846-05:00True dedication, Thomas, to stay up so late readin...True dedication, Thomas, to stay up so late reading, then to write this thoughtful review and interaction with the book.<br /><br />I'll just suggest one thing.SPOILER ALERT<br /><br /><br />***<br /><br />***<br /><br />***<br /><br />I don't think Luther was seeking God. He was seeking an end to his werewolfishness because it had driven his wife and daughter away. He was pretty clear he didn't think he would find an answer in Christianity but was desperate and willing to try anything.<br /><br />It's when he stopped trying, when he lay all he had and was at Jesus's feet, allowing Christ to do the work of transformation, that he showed any regard for God at all.<br /><br />And about the zombies. Matt referred to two different groups in that zombie church--zombies trying to look as if they were alive, and humans dressed up like zombies. I read that to mean that the zombies were not Christians and the humans dressed up as the undead were the ones he was praying for in that passage you quoted.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for being a part of the tour and adding an interesting perspective.<br /><br />BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com