“You ask me, “what theological doctrine is required knowledge for salvation?” That is not the point.”
Actually...it IS the point of this thread and the article that spawned it.
And if someone has a theological question, I’ll point him to the Word of God, not creeds drawn up by philosopher-priests.
If you feel qualified to discuss the details of the Trinity and how Jesus relates to the Father and the Holy Spirit, please feel free to write something to clarify it for those of us who are more likely to add it as number 5 on the list:
Three things are beyond me;
four I can’t understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship at sea,
and the way of a man with a young woman. - Proverbs 30
No, it is not the point of the thread. Mr. Stanley, as a preacher, is to be held to a higher standard because he purports to proclaim the truth of God’s word, which in this case, he does not do! God did not call him or any preacher to proclaim anything but His word, His truth. Read the prayer of Daniel in chapter 9. It has much to digest both for those who preach and those who hear them. What Mr. Stanley says can mislead, which clearly it is doing. That is the point!
Whether he himself is a believer or not is not my concern. It is God’s, both with those who preach and those who hear.
“not creeds drawn up by philosopher-priests”
I can see, Mr Rogers, that you are so firmly mounted on your hobby horse that there is no point in continuing this exercise, so I will let you ride on slaying dragons.