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NASB | Mark 7:9 ¶ He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 7:9 ¶ He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside and nullifying the commandment of God in order to keep your [man-made] tradition and regulations. |
Subject: Church Fathers? Part V |
Bible Note: Dear Ed, Turretin cites what the East and West churches actually confess. Those confessions are publicly available then as now. Thus, he lays out their positions as they express them, then contrasting and comparing those positions to the Reformed position. He refutes the opposing arguments by following through to their conclusion. That is what is meant by the word "elenctic." These were the practices used from the earliest times of the church; e.g., Augustine vs Pelagius; Athanasius vs Arius; Luther vs Erasmus; etc. etc. This pattern was originally used by the Apostles -- as in Paul vs Peter (as described in Galatians 2, for example.) This is an academic method that has served the church very well. It requires everyone involved to clarify exactly what they mean. An ideal example of this was with the Canons of the Council of Trent. Although it took a couple of decades, the magisterium was able to very explicitly define the Protestant position. This is commendable for both "sides" as you call them -- for the Protestants to so clearly express their doctrines and for the Romanists to carefully use just those expressions. It might be a helpful exercise for you to read what Trent had to say. In Him, Doc |