The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Covenantal Succession

"Animosity"? surely you jest. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratch1.gif" alt="" /> If you are in agreement with my exegesis, then it is my error in thinking you did not. And if that is the case, then I apologize. If, however, you do disagree with my exegesis of John 1:12, 13, then I again invite you to give your own exegesis of the passage and how it does not bear upon the view called, "covenantal succession".

Well, for your information and further consideration, we DO allow and even encourage the use of extra-biblical information when discussing doctrine here. In fact, we would be acting against Scripture if we did not do so. No one is without error, thus considering what others, particularly those who were used mightily by the Spirit of God in the development of the Church and its theology is a necessity if one is to guard against heresy. The great evangelical Creeds, e.g., Nicene, Athanasian, Chalcedon and the Confessions that flowed out of the Protestant Reformation, e.g., Westminster, Belgic, 39 Articles, Savoy, London, Canons of Dort, et al, are all of great value as both guides and guards against heresy.

We here believe that the Scriptures are the "sole and final authority in all matters of faith and practice." But we surely cannot discount the indwelling of the Spirit in the minds and hearts of true believers who hold the truth of the Scriptures. Since the truth was delivered to the "saints", it is our responsibility and desire to come to a unity of that truth.

Perhaps you would do well to read a relevant article written by Dr. Keith Mathison here: A Critique of the Evangelical Doctrine of "Solo Scriptura". <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,