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1 | 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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2 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241539 | ||
Good words, Doc. I will consider them. Thank you. |
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