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1 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | EdB | 243179 | ||
Terms like Hermeneutics, Exegesis, Context, SolaScriptura get thrown around Yet men like John MacArthur, Jack Hayford, John Piper, Stanley Horton, and many others all claim to use these principals/philosophies/teaching/doctrines/disciplines to reach their theological position yet each one is different than the others. Some are very different others are only slightly different, but still different. If we move on to denominations each again claiming to use the above principals have different doctrines/statements of faith. Compare a Catholic Catechism and a Protestant confession/ creed each backs their position with scripture, each says the other is wrong. It seems to me instead of Exegesis,Context,Sola Scriptura, Hermenutics being used to reach a truth or consensus of truth they are terms most often used to defend for or against or to bring objection to another's position. End result, disunity in the body of Christ! Who then wins? The adversary. Why is it we try so hard to prove another's Christian walk is wrong or following something we don't agree with. We fight among ourselves or slander others over doctrine such as the Trinity, once Saved Always Saved, Jesus only, methods of baptism, meanings of communion, who wrote our creed, or how it was formulated. It seems some love to post quotes that ridicule, belittle or otherwise call into question another's beliefs. And when called to task theyrespond with terms like Exegesis, Hermenutics, context, Sola Scriptura and few favorite verses that seem to support their position. As if to say all others are too stupid,mistaken, sloppy, lazy to have done similar study. Because if they had they would have come to a conclusion that agrees with them. |
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2 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243180 | ||
Hi EdB, it seems a far stretch to use the Catholic Church and sols scriptura in the same question. The RCC claims to be co-equal in authority with Scripture, until there is a conflict, and then Tradition takes center stage and Scripture is demoted. One case in point of course, is purgatory, which denies the sufficiency of Christ's blood to save us from our sin. |
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3 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | EdB | 243182 | ||
I mentioned the Catholic Church for contrast. The Catholic catechism cites scripture for each major point as does the Westminster Confessions. Two major works both claim correctness, both support theology that is in conflict with the other. Again my argument is not with Sola Scriptura but rather with the application of it. It is used more as a weapon rather than an arbitrator to reach a consensus of faith among Protestant denominations. Obviously Sola Scriptura does not resolve theological differences that are brought about by the doctrine that each man can decide for himself what scripture is saying. |
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4 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243183 | ||
Thank you for your reply, as you say your argument is with the Application of Sola Scriptura? May we correct that to say the "Proper" application of sola scriptura? I am in disagreement with your last statement as saying, "each man can decide for himself what scripture is saying. That, my brother in Christ is exactly why we use disciplined hermeneutics. If proper interpretation is not studiously applied, then we have each reader interpreting for themselves and there are as many interpretations as we have individual readers. |
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5 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | EdB | 243186 | ||
Exactly and if you look around you will see 3000-30000 different interpretations represented by that number of denominations each claim their superior hermeneutics has lead them to the truth that all others have missed. | ||||||
6 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243188 | ||
I do look around, and I do enjoy studying how denominations differ. There are three Abrahamic religions and many beliefs that are otherwise. But that is why I do not belong to a denomination. I do not try to decipher between dogmatisms and which should be divisive and which are not. There is infant baptism, and there is sprinkling or immersion, and then we have Freedom in Christ. So where does it all lead and when will it end? Ha. Don't we all know there are Calvinists and Dispensationalism and this will never be resolved by debate or collusion. I find the answer in the end of the "love chapter" as then we will know as we are known and all that is imperfect will vanish. Study to show thyself approved and may God bless you abundantly as you pursue Him. Son |
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