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1 | Theological Term: Orthodoxy | Jer 6:16 | mark d seyler | 172593 | ||
Hi Doc, I will begin with this post, since you use "orthodoxy" in a fundamental way in your other posts. I appreciate the position that you take in reference to claim of orthodoxy, but I question the validity of that claim. It seems to me that there is a matter of world-wide dispute over what the true orthodox Christian faith is. If you were to ask many people which branch of Christianity was known as the Orthodox Church, many millions would immediately answer the Greek Orthodox. Many more millions would not hesitate to claim that title for the RCC. And of course you and many millions with you would claim that title for the churches of the Reformation. I understand that when you say "orthodox Christianity", that you are saying "Christianity of the Reformed Doctrines as expressed in the Creeds and Confessions". For myself, and many millions besides, not all believe that all of these creeds and confessions are as Biblically based as others do. This is not to say that I disagree with everything these confessions and creeds say, but there are some things I think are in error, and are not "orthodox". There are many other faithful and godly men who have set forth doctrines rather contrary to some of these doctrines of the reformed church, or to go back a little further, to Augustine, and Tyconius, and those who followed. I would claim orthodoxy in holding to doctrines more closely matched by the early church, and the Apostolic teaching, without some of these fourth century additions, or "redefinitions", such as "allegorical interpretation", and "typology of Israel". This type of Biblical interpretation tends to point to a great number of Scriptures and says "it say that, but it really means something different." So again, I would say that the usefulness of one's claim to Orthodoxy has been somewhat diluted, because some rather divergent groups all make that claim. For purposes of discussing these things with you, I will recognize that you are using this term to refer to your set of doctrines and theology. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Theological Term: Orthodoxy | Jer 6:16 | DocTrinsograce | 172627 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, You wrote, "If you were to ask many people which branch of Christianity was known as the Orthodox Church, many millions would immediately answer..." If I used the term "Orthodox Church" I would agree with all those millions. Rereading my post you may notice that I was not giving you a definition of "Orthodox Church." I was giving you a definition of "orthodoxy within the context of theology." Note the lowercase letter O. You wrote, "I understand that when you say 'orthodox Christianity', that you are saying 'Christianity of the Reformed Doctrines as expressed in the Creeds and Confessions.'" That would be incorrect. Please see my definition of post #172533 -- as I have defined it is what I mean when I write "orthodox Christianity." You wrote, "I will recognize that you are using this term to refer to your set of doctrines and theology." That would also be incorrect. (And you think that *I* load terminology!) My doctrines and theology are rooted in the historic Baptist teachings. Although historic Baptist theology is orthodox, it has a number of distinctives. These terms are not interchangeable, nor do I use them in an interchangeable way. This is remarkable. Do you believe you have some superior knowledge of what I mean than what I say that I mean? Or are you accusing me of being dishonest? In another post you gave the definition of regeneration as, "that moment when God creates a new being that did not exist before, created according to righteousness and true holiness." What if I had answered that post with, "Okay. Thank you for your definition! I will recognize that you are using the term regeneration to mean [some different definition of regeneration than the one you gave]?" How might you react? In Him, Doc |
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