The burden of responsibility which rests on a minister is EXTRAORDINARILY SERIOUS.
The fact is, when a Spurgeon messes up, some rather carnal dolts will trust him--and think they are trusting God's Word. (Shades of Papism, there!)
1 Corinthians 3 tells them not to make this mistake. But some folks are too carnal to hear the warnings of 1 Corinthians 3--which, of course, is one of the warnings inherent in 1 Corinthians 3.
That little irony reminds the thoughtful Christian that the whole mess is under the Lord's control. So, errors propagated by ministers are God-ordained traps. (It therefore behooves you to figure out WHETHER my postion is correct. Ah, but you haven't been willing to do that yet, have you?)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh shades of a year ago:>)
I have read the threads more or less...some points to both sides...
I tend to agree with Pastor Jerry on this one...this is in the long run not a matter of salvation or living out our walks..BUT it is a trap set to divide and conquer the Calvinists...and uses the best of us (Spurgeon) as a weapon....
Good tactical move....
The fact is, when a Spurgeon Calvin messes up, some rather carnal dolts will trust him--and think they are trusting God's Word. (Shades of Papism, there!)