{"id":9263,"date":"2025-07-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=9263"},"modified":"2024-12-21T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T20:52:45","slug":"looking-at-hugh-rosss-book-2023-rescuing-inerrancy-part-7-of-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=9263","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Hugh Ross&#8217;s Book (2023) &#8220;Rescuing Inerrancy&#8221; (Part 7 of 25)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>0056 At this point,&nbsp;&nbsp;judgment cannot be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the general structure of&nbsp;<em>judgment as a triadic relation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide13.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide13-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0057&nbsp;<em>A relation<\/em>&nbsp;(category) brings&nbsp;<em>what ought to be<\/em>&nbsp;(category) into relation with&nbsp;<em>what is<\/em>&nbsp;(category).&nbsp;&nbsp;When each of the three elements is uniquely assigned to one of Peirce&#8217;s three categories, the judgment becomes actionable.&nbsp;&nbsp;Actionable judgments unfold according to their categorical assignments.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thirdness becomes normal context<sub>3<\/sub>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Secondness enters actuality<sub>2<\/sub>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Firstness glides into potential<sub>1<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0058 What about&nbsp;<em>this general agreement that is in the Zeitgeist in Europe between the so-called<\/em>&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Reformation&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;(1500s)&nbsp;<em>and the so-called &#8220;Industrial Revolution&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;(1800s).&nbsp;&nbsp;The agreement that &#8220;grace&#8221; and &#8220;nature&#8221; are distinct and separate (<em>relation<\/em>) anchors this element in secondness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone agrees that the separation is actual.&nbsp;&nbsp;Plus, separation characterizes the&nbsp;<em>relation&nbsp;<\/em>between &#8220;grace&#8221; and &#8220;nature&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about the other elements of the judgment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, &#8220;grace&#8221; should go with&nbsp;<em>what ought to be<\/em>&nbsp;and &#8220;nature&#8221; with&nbsp;<em>what is<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide14.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Slide14-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0059 The categorical assignments to &#8220;grace&#8221; and &#8220;nature&#8221; set the stage for the historical discussion in Ross&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0056 At this point,&nbsp;&nbsp;judgment cannot be avoided. 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