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    It is not the case that Alvin Plantinga's reformed epistemology grounds warrant in proper function, suggesting salvific belief formed without Christological content lacks the cognitive structure required for saving faith.

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    • 1.Plantinga himself grants warrant can attach to beliefs formed properly but with false content; Christological specificity may not be functionally necessary.
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    • 2.Many theologians argue salvific faith fundamentally involves trust/reliance rather than propositional content; proper function could ground trust alone.
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    • 3.Defining 'proper function' requires antecedent theological commitments; the claim circularity smuggles in conclusions rather than deriving them.
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    • 1.Proper function requires cognitive faculties operating as designed; Christian salvation requires specific content about Christ's redemptive work.
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    • 2.Generic theistic belief lacks the soteriological specificity required for saving faith as attested in Christian Scripture and tradition.
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    • 3.Warrant demands reliable truth-tracking; Christological content provides necessary cognitive structure distinguishing saving from non-saving belief.
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