Comments on Light and Heat: Returning to Rome and Sola Scriptura

With respect to what? Differences between these d...

2009-10-29T22:16:46.345-05:00

With respect to what?

Differences between these doctrines occur between Protestant traditions, but do not necessarily undermine Protestant (or Christian) affiliation.

Nonetheless, I would argue that all Reformed churches fundamentally agree on these issues, given that the label Reformed means confessing one of the confessions of the Reformed tradition (i.e. the Three Forms

The Eucharist, Baptism, and Church Government. Th...

2009-10-29T19:12:20.798-05:00

The Eucharist, Baptism, and Church Government. There's three.

Andrew, I confess: "The visible Church, which is...

2009-10-29T17:22:25.849-05:00

Andrew,

I confess:

"The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel (not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion; and of their children: and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of

The problem seems to be that the Reformers denied ...

2009-10-29T10:22:18.568-05:00

The problem seems to be that the Reformers denied the authority of any 'human' authority (including their own churches) to teach 'human' dogma instead of the biblical truth. This works if everyone reads the bible the same. So you speak of understanding Scripture through the reading of the Church. But which Church? that has always been the question. With the doctrine of the

Thanks for alerting me to this Davies post!!

2009-10-27T19:54:56.038-05:00

Thanks for alerting me to this Davies post!!

By the Way, that definition of biblicism is helpfu...

2009-10-27T19:46:10.454-05:00

By the Way, that definition of biblicism is helpful. To the degree that I understand the difference between deduction and induction, I think this is truly a large difference between doing true Biblical Theology and being a dispensationalist :) Deduction would allow a rich sermonic experience with the living word, while mere induction would be a cold discession of a dead text.

I've found interesting on the other side a few pos...

2009-10-27T19:37:40.214-05:00

I've found interesting on the other side a few posts by this guy:

http://deregnochristi.org/2009/10/27/genevan-catholicism/

Interesting quote/thought:

"Geneva is closer to Rome than it is to Wheaton"