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1 | Founded on the Rock is Testable | Matt 7:25 | DocTrinsograce | 243367 | ||
"Scripture yields other principles for judging whether movements are God inspired or not—principles about God's work, will, and ways that the Apostles themselves apply in letters like Galatians, Colossians, 2 Peter, and 1 John to various supposedly superficial versions of the faith [fads and movements]. Two basic tests emerge: one credal and one moral: "The creedal test may be formulated from two passages, 1 John 4:2-3 and 1 Corinthians 12:3. The first passage says that any spirit—that is, evidently, anyone claiming to be Spirit inspired -- who fails to confess the Incarnation is not of God. The thrust of this fully appears only as we recall that for John the incarnation of God's Son led on to his sacrificial death for our sins (1:1-2:2, 3:16; 4:8-10), so that denying the former involved denying the latter, too. The second passage affirms that the Spirit of God leads no one to say 'cursed [anathema] be Jesus,' but leads men rather to call him Lord (kyrios), which otherwise they could never sincerely do (see 1 Corinthians 2:14). Both passages illustrate the truth that ... the Spirit's constant task is to make men discern and acknowledge the glory of Jesus Christ. So the credal test for all other professed Christians, is the degree of honor paid by confession, attitude, and action to the Son whom God the Father has made Lord. "The moral test is given by statements such as those of John, that he who truly knows and loves God will show it by keeping his commandments, avoiding all sin and loving his brethren in Christ (see 1 John 2:4; 3:9, 10, 17, 24; 4:7-13, 20-21; 5:1-3)." --J. I. Packer |
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2 | Founded on the Rock is Testable | Matt 7:25 | EdB | 243368 | ||
Problem is many can seemingly be in accord with both credal test and the moral test and still be false. Many deflect worship from God to Creeds or Theology, in an effort to further their agenda. They claim the are God's agents but in fact the are the agents of a philosophy the rings true to THEIR intellect or logic. They have their favorite scripture passages that seemingly support their position but to accept their teaching one must ignore overall premise of scripture. Likewise they have learned to rebuke any passage that disagrees with their agenda. They use such arguments as this word doesn't really mean this or that, when we take this passage in light of the society of the time it really means this or that. To accept the passage at face value is an afrront to man's intellect or logic. In other words they, using their intellect and logic, define God and if anyone worships God that does not fit to their definition then that person is wrong. This is explained by tearing down the nature of the person. 2 Cor. 11:4 |
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