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1 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241535 | ||
Hi, Jer... I agree with you, and believe that your assertion is soundly based in the Scriptures. I cannot place my hands on the quote right now, however, I recall that John Calvin put it something like this (forgive the lose paraphrase): To the lost, the Law brings death and damnation, to the redeemed, it transforms itself into a kindly tutor. One other quote that comes to mind (again paraphrased) was from Martin Luther, who pointed out that the Law must do its breaking work before the Gospel can be applied as a healing balm. Anyway, thank you for your thoughts, sir! In Him, Doc |
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2 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241537 | ||
Whoa! You mean that I saw/seen the same thing in Scripture as Calvin and Martin Luther? I have never read Calvin nor studied any of his works nor Martin Luther's, and here I am coming to the same conclusion as these two men. How about this: Paul says the Law is spiritual. Scripture also says man is flesh. As a fleshly man the Law kills, but to a born again spirit-man the Law cannot touch us. Spirit-ual cannot harm spirit-ual. I have read only the Scriptures and I have visited many various sites, but I have never read nor studied men of God in the past who have published books, and at places I have been called a Calvinist for my views and I hate that designation. I don't like being called a Calvinist. I prefer to be a Biblical Christian. That's the ONLY KIND there is in existence. If one's Christianity is not Biblical, then it is NOT Christianity. Bottom line. Thank you, Doc. |
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3 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241538 | ||
Hi, Jer... Christians have been studying the Word of God now for 21 centuries. It would be odd if the Holy Spirit were speaking differently to everyone. Goodness, that wouldn't even be rational. Consequently, instead of trying to uncover something in the Word that no one has seen -- an arrogant and unlearned approach -- we expose the truth that God has given us (see Deuteronomy 29:29). Along the way various doctrines are so handy in discussion of the truth, that labels are developed (e.g., Augustinianism, Calvinism, Lutheranism, Methodism, Catholicism, etc.). Labels are a blessed and helpful thing. Indeed, labels are something that God Himself invented (Genesis 1:3b). The church has continued to use labels to identify even heretical teachings (e.g., Arianism, Gnosticism, Montanism, Subordinationism, Pelagianism, etc.). Do not be afraid of labels, nor eschew them, but attempt to understand them and use them rightly. Quoting Luther doesn't make one a Lutheran, quoting Wesley doesn't make one a Wesleyan, and quoting Calvin doesn't make one a Calvinist. Again, we do not seek to be the student of a man, but rather we seek the gift of the truth given us by the Spirit to God's own, the truth revealed in the Scriptures. Hence, in order to be stable and mature in the truth, we listen to what these gifts of pastors and teachers that have been given the church through the ages (Ephesian 4:8-15), seeking to surface what is true. In Him, Doc |
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4 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241539 | ||
Good words, Doc. I will consider them. Thank you. |
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