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Originally Posted by armourbearer  The Protestant view, however, is that a confession is "norma secundaria," and "discretionis." It is the word of God in a secondary sense, namely, in terms of what the church believes the word of God to teach. Without this normed norm the norming norm is an unintelligible mystery. |
Dear Matthew, thanks for your comments, but I do struggle with the above point. Without a confession, Scripture is an "unintelligible mystery"? Did you really mean to say that, or was it just a rush of blood? It contradicts both Scripture itself and the classic reformation teaching of the clarity of Scripture (say outlined by Luther in the
Bondage of the Will and then codified so well by the Protestant Orthodox systems).
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Originally Posted by armourbearer There is no need to be suspicious of an obvious fact. I think it was R. L. Dabney who drew attention to the arch-like structure of the teachings of the Confession, noting how they stand or fall together. |
Yes, I found Steve's comment at this point interesting. I must confess I can't see the connection myself between the WCF's federal theology and politics. I'd certainly be open to being shown.
Blessings.