Subject: A New Reformation? |
Bible Note: I didn't say no teachers or Pastors. The believers all have gifts 1 Cor 12:28 for the Church. The main problem with the creed is that the creed is used to prove the Bible correct or not. This is not an attack on the Othordox Church, and if it is considered an attack I apologize to the lockman foundation. The problem with alot of Christians when they study they go back to the church fathers then there is a big sign there "STOP" Then we look past the founding fathers all the way to Genesis. What I think should be done go past the fathers and go to the book of Genesis don't stay at the church fathers and look way down the road at the scripture go to the scripture. Every human being was fallible. The Great Heros of the faith were fallibable on some doctrines take Martin Luther for example. Great man of God. But he believed Israel was the church. You take Martin Luther to he had to look past tradition to get to the truth of the Bible. If He didn't do that we would still be Bibless reading out of a latin bible chained to the pelpet. I am not saying that these men are not Great Heros of the Faith. If Peter listened to what the Church had believed and didn't allow God to show him We would never have been given the Gospel. A creed should say this The Bible is Infalible Jesus is our lord and savior. SOmething along those lines but boy do creeds have to be pages thick now. Where in the creed does it allow a man to think for himself? By the way who was Paul talking to when he wrote the letter to Corinth about the Guy who was commiting adultry? He was talking to the whole congergation not the pastor or the elders. Creeds aren't for me. The bible is. The church isn't doing you any favors by allowing you to join a church you are blessing the church to many times its looked the other way. You think if Jesus walked into a church today he would be immedately accepted if there is a creed in the way and you MUST believe in this things exactly the same way as them? (And I know that Jesus isn't going to walk into a church) I thinkj if a creed is made from man or men can hinder you from knowing the truth because you can not venture away from what the creed says. Creeds will stop the GOspel from going out in certain situations. I believe some creeds are accuarte but doesn't mean I like them because I am not sure that I am accurate. |