Hello All,

I have a good friend who is sympathetic to the Federal Vision, who has asserted something was said at the 2004 AAPC by Morton Smith.

It was claimed that Steve Wilkins attempted to make a "confessional" point, and that Mort Smith said something along the lines that "The Confession says what we say it says." My friend interprets this to mean that the confession is putty in our hands to make it say as we see fit.

In other words, Mort Smith is not really a subscriptionist, but wants to make the Confession say what he chooses.

Now, I retorted that it is likely that he was merely asserting that his position is the confession's position, and not that he was making the Confession after his own image.

Has anyone listened to these lectures from the 2004 AAPC? Does anyone know the context or the content of Dr. Smith's remarks?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."

I do not know the context of those comments, but it does not sound like Dr. Smith at all...and I have been sitting under his teaching of the standards for a semester now.

Having said that, it may very well be possible that they have taken him out of context, or misquoted him.

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soli Deo gloria!
~Nicholas~ Ordained Pastor
Member, Fulton PCA; GPTS Student
Christians are like snow covered dung; it is the purity of the covering which the Father sees. -Luther-
There is nothing more ugly than a Christian orthodoxy without understanding or without compassion.
-Francis Schaeffer-

I don't know anything about this instance, and not a great deal about the substance of this.

However, I am generally aware Mr Smith is still active, very gracious and perhaps he could be contacted to see what he said.

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Scott
PCA
North Carolina


"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23

Nicholas,

Would you do me the favor of asking Dr. Smith about this directly? Or, would you be so kind as to obtain and PM me his email address?

Godspeed,