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Originally Posted by Covenant Joel  There are some things I don't think we can have a "different understanding" of. Salvation is by faith alone e.g. But to all the specifics of the Confession? No, not willing to say that. |
Thank you for clarifying precisely what I was demonstrating. What is clear in the Scriptures and can be required of a Confessional believer is defined by you. Ironic that you don't find this arrogant. Of course, by what standard you would then say that justification by faith is clear is beyond me - except I suppose by consensus or that you approve that it is a Confessional requirement. But perhaps I should heed the pagan that contacted me recently wondering why we didn't allow unbelievers to partcipate here.
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I think I'm done with this discussion. All you are saying is, "I'm right. They're wrong and you're wrong and that's all there is to it.
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I'm saying that the Scriptures are clear. The Scriptures are true and that those who stand outside the Church's confession of those Scriptures are wrong. Especially those individuals and sects that arrogate to themselves aberrant private interpretations. I'm quite content that you're done with this discussion.
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That's just not where I am at. I find Scripture encouraging us to a deep humility. Not an arrogant attitude that just labels everyone who disagrees "foolish."
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Or one that labels a man that believes in a Confession as arrogant even? This is the nature of "the tolerant" is it not? Those that are Confessional and do not loosen their subscription where you do are arrogant. Your open-mindedness in this matter gives you authority to prescribe the arrogant where my convictions of the Scriptures do not permit me to describe the character of a man as I believe the Scriptures do. As in society, so you believe here that the tolerant are those with such a right.
As you have offered nothing in the manner of Reformed thinking on the subject, I'm quite happy that you remain silent in the matter.