The "how" of salvation
This post continues our look at Dick Eugenio's book, Communion with the Triune God . This time we'll see how T.F. Torrance addresses the "how" of salvation. F or the other posts in this series, click on a number: 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 . Baptism of Christ by Francesco Albani Wikimedia Commons: Public Domain As Eugenio notes, Thomas F. (TF) Torrance's favored word for salvation is reconciliation. Rather than being about forensic justice, TF sees salvation as about the restoration of relationship--an end result that has it's genesis in God's own tri-personal being. As TF is fond of saying, God does what God is. In his view, to correctly understand salvation we must begin with God's being before considering his doing (including how God saves). This theological discipline helps us grasp a stunning truth---God saves, not in an external, mechanical way, but in an intimate, personal way...