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1 | Vain Babbling | 2 Tim 2:16 | DocTrinsograce | 191966 | ||
"St. Paul repeateth the exhortation: that we must shun all unprofitable babbling, and stay ourselves upon plain teaching, which is forcible. He not only condemneth manifest errors, superstition, and lies, but he condemneth the disguising of the Word of God: as when men invent subtleties, to cloy men's ears; bringing no true nourishment to the soul, nor edification in faith, and the fear of God, to the hearers. "When St. Paul speaketh of vain babbling, he meaneth that which contenteth curious men; as we see many that take great pleasure in vain questions, wherewith they seem to be ravished. They do not openly speak against the truth, but they despise it as a thing too common and base; as a thing for children and fools; as for them, they will know some higher and more profound matter. Thus they are at variance with that which would be profitable for them. Therefore, let us weigh well the words of St. Paul: vain babbling; as though he said, if there be nothing but fine rhetoric and exquisite words to gain him credit that speaketh, and to show that he is well learned, none of this should be received into the church; all must be banished." --John Calvin |
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2 | Vain Babbling | 2 Tim 2:16 | Parable | 191967 | ||
"The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone." -- Thomas Hobbes | ||||||
3 | Vain Babbling | 2 Tim 2:16 | Searcher56 | 191968 | ||
Is that Scripture? You FAILED at what you proposed. | ||||||
4 | Vain Babbling | 2 Tim 2:16 | Parable | 191970 | ||
No, that is not correct. This thread is "Vain Babbling", not "Scripture Alone?" In that thread, which I proposed, the instructions were "..if you are willing to try something different, for this thread and only this thread..." Indeed, it was precisely to avoid vain babbling that I proposed scripture alone. |
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