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NASB | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. |
Subject: What does it mean to "fall away"? |
Bible Note: Hi, NC... Great quote! The divines of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith also placed the infallible word of God over their own understanding of it. That is part and parcel of sola Scriptura. Note that the divines of the Westminster Confession went also said: "It belongs to synods and councils, ministerially to determine controversies of faith, and cases of conscience; to set down rules and directions for the better ordering of the public worship of God, and government of his Church; to receive complaints in cases of maladministration, and authoritatively to determine the same; which decrees and determinations, *if consonant to the Word of God**, are to be received with reverence and submission; not only for their agreement with the Word, but also for the power whereby they are made, as being an ordinance of God appointed thereunto in His Word." --Westminster Confession of Faith (Chapter 31, Section 3) This is, of course, based on Ephesians 4. Let us be careful to quote within context, lest we give a less than truthful rendering of our opponents perspective. The Holy Spirit will, always, manifest Himself in a manner wholly consistent with righteousness. The Roman Catholic Church claims infallible views of an infallible Scripture. In Him, Doc |