Actually, it is neither Calvinism nor dispensationalism, nor "second blessing" charismatic teaching, nor paedobaptism nor believers baptism nor covenant theology, nor arminianism which "cause" any number of errors. This is not to say that there are not grevious errors of life which flow from errors of thought. The problem is, men's hearts are a sinkful of depravity and evil and we can figure out how to twist even the pure unadulterated truth of the Westminster Confession (smile) into an agency for evil. I know, because I have done it. Also, it is a great mercy of God that he - in the words of Spurgeon - "uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines." Otherwise, we all would have to shut up and sit down, and then where would Free Republic be?
“The problem is, men’s hearts are a sinkful of depravity and evil...”
Yes, that was exactly my point when I said, “ especially when the theology is in the hands of someone who really just want’s to be lazy anyway. Get the point?”. Theology isn’t usually the root problem when there’s a failure in praxis. Usually the root is a moral issue. I am also personally familliar with this.
“Also, it is a great mercy of God that he - in the words of Spurgeon - “uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines.””
Nice quote! That’s going in the book.