Zwingli, the subject of my reading today. He had a weird inclusivism (maybe not inclusivistic, but much like being a good person gets you to heaven), where he stated that there could be "pious heathens." His affirmation was almost as if one could be saved by grace and not even know it because of God's election. Although, he did affirm reprobation, double predestination, and was a preacher of the gospel. It is odd to think that he could hold such an untenable position. Maybe due to the pressure to publish and get writings out he published a stance that he had not full contemplated. Even if he was wrong in that aspect how man places to I fall in like manner. Zwingli was an awesome man, who literally died in battle while wielding a double headed ax! The Reformers were something else.

With all of the fights and battles that this man and others fought during the Reformation, it is hard to imagine such battles. The magnitude of their problems, issues, and battles were great. The magnitude of my own pale in comparison. Convincing me of my weakness as I feel like crumbling under some of the minuscule problems that are nothing more than mere brush fires. It is good to be strengthened by God's grace. I pray the I can stand firm in the faith that I am firmly rooted and grounded in (Col 2:6-7).