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To: boatbums

Just a point of clarification: Protestants accept creeds and confessions where they help clarify doctrinal truths described in scripture. Thus we accept things such as the Nicene Creed, the Apostle Creed, or the Westminster Confession of Faith (London Baptist Confession if your a Baptist). Normally these creeds and confessions are rock solid doctrinal understanding passed down through the ages to fight against heretical doctrine. Sadly, few Protestants understand the remarkable work put together by our forefathers in understanding scriptural truths through the creeds and confessions. A good confession will have its basis in clear understanding of scriptural truths.

What Protestants reject are new truths which are contrary to sound teaching already established. Thus if the scriptures state, “All have sinned...”, then we cannot teach that certain people were sinless. Not only does it go against the creeds and confessions established, but it also goes against scripture. A well founded creed will be based on rock solid scripture.


24 posted on 06/19/2017 8:22:41 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD
I agree. Not all traditions are bad. When Paul said:

    With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. (II Thess. 2:15)

    Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you. (1 Corinthians 11:2)

    He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it was taught, so that by sound teaching he will be able to encourage others and refute those who contradict this message. (Titus 1:9)

He was obviously talking about the traditions/teachings that they had learned from him. Paul then ensured ALL believers were knowledgeable of those teachings by writing them down. Copies were made and distributed so that eventually all the local assemblies possessed the writings. He also admonished believers, "Do not go beyond what is written." (I Cor. 4:6) Take all that (plus more) and put it together and it sure sounds to me like we should always measure what we teach and believe by what God's word teaches and not go beyond it and end up like the Pharisees of whom Jesus told "thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down". (Mark 7:13)

34 posted on 06/19/2017 7:50:40 PM PDT by boatbums (Authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris.)
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To: HarleyD; boatbums
What Protestants reject are new truths which are contrary to sound teaching already established.

Actually, what CHRISTIANS reject is new claims of truth or claims of NEW truth, that are contrary to both revealed Scripture and sound teaching based on Scripture that is already established.

36 posted on 06/19/2017 7:58:52 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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