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What are some advantages of the deposed royalty argument?
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There are 2 main advantages that I see through this lecture that the deposed argument provides. 1. It appeals to the human condition, answering questions such as, how did we get here? or how should we live? 2. It covers the entire Christian message in a single argument, providing resolution to all questions that stem from the first advantage.
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It helps us to see our fallen state in this world from a place of pride and so ask the following questions: How we got here? How should we live? What is our future? What is my origin? What are my possibilities? How can deal with my guilt, shame, recognise the excellence of human achievement? Put this together in a well integrated, logical, factual perspective.
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God, all-knowing and all-loving, created man, both male and female, in His triune image.
With the great freedom that God gave Adam and Eve, they horrendously chose to sin.
Man, once “royalty” but now “deposed” … God seeks to redeem mankind from sin.
He promises to send a Seed Who will crush sin and deliver man back to Himself.
The “Deposed Royalty” argument gives the Good News of the Gospel. -
This argument has the advantage of arguing the Christian message in one argument.
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The benefit of Pascal’s deposed royalty argument is that it reminds me that even though I am a Christian and I have the Holy Spirit residing in me, I still fall short of God’s glory. And that’s because my old nature has not been totally eradicated. Yes, I have the potential of God’s highest good through Jesus Christ, but I must stay on guard to that old man who resides in me and that would love to bring shame to the Kingdom of God.