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1 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | rakpak | 217199 | ||
Ok, we have orthodox Jews, orthodox RCC, orthodox eastern, orthodox western, so which one is correct? | ||||||
2 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | DocTrinsograce | 217202 | ||
Dear RakPak, That is a good question, and an important one for you to ask as you work out compliance with the Terms of Use. We are gradually drawing closer to a workable definition for you. The word orthodoxy comes from two Greek words: ortho and doxa; i.e., right opinion or right thinking. When we speak on the forum of Christian orthodoxy, we try to do so within the fairly wide-ranging definition of our gracious host, the Lockman Foundation. We have been defining for you a more complete explanation of sola Scriptura. The Lockman Foundation certainly embraces that fundamental set of doctrines. In addition, they have variously affirmed the teachings found in the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Chalcedonian Creed. This broad set of doctrines allows us to study the Word together, in ways that avoid heterodoxy (i.e., wrong opinion or wrong thinking), and stay within the objectives of Lockman. Again, these doctrines have been articulated over time in order to deal with the common errors that the church has faced. The creeds themselves summarize our understanding of the most basic -- and essential -- Christian beliefs. The creeds are not fundamentally inerrant or infallible, but they are immensely useful for believers to achieve appropriate consensus, discussion, and division. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | Makarios | 217229 | ||
Greetings Doc! Great post, brother! Here is some more good stuff: "PARAGRAPH 4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God.[a] a. 2 Pet. 1:19, 21; 2 Tim. 3:16; 1 John 5:9; 1 Thess. 2:13. PARAGRAPH 5. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverend esteem of the Holy Scripture.[a] And the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man's salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God: yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts.[b] a. 1 Tim. 3:15. b. 1 John 2:20, 27; John 16:13-14; 1 Cor. 2:10-12; Isa. 59:21. PARAGRAPH 6. The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men.[a] Nevertheless, we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word:[b] and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature, and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed.[c] a. 2 Tim. 3:15-17; Gal. 1:8-9; 2 Thess. 2:2. b. John 6:45; 1 Cor. 2:9-12. c. 1 Cor. 11:13-14; 14:26, 40. PARAGRAPH 7. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all:[a] yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.[b] a. 2 Pet. 3:16. b. Ps. 119:105, 130." Citations of Chapter 1, Paragraphs 3-7 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, posted here with the help of Theophilos Software. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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4 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | DocTrinsograce | 217231 | ||
Is that cool or what? When you're confessional, it leaves nothing to doubt -- in your teaching and in your profession. It also makes for great self-analysis. Can you imagine where we'd be if those Godly divines of old said, "No creed by Christ, no confession but the Bible." Whew! | ||||||