biblelighthouse
Puritan Board Junior
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
I believe that *every* generation should hold up the confessions (and any other man-made documents) to the light of Scripture, to see whether or not they are correct.
OK. I agree. But after I have done that, if I am speaking with Matt about justification, why would it be wrong to cite the summary on the subject from the confession?
There is nothing wrong with that at all. I even do things like that.
I'm just specifically talking about times that disputes arise between Presbyterians. For example, what if you and Matt disagree on some minor point regarding justification? At that particular point, I don't think it would do either of you much good to quote the confession again. Instead, you each should present your Scriptural support for your respective views.
But I agree with you: Most of the time, there is nothing wrong at all with quoting the confession among fellow Reformed people. I just had doctrinal *disputes* in mind. . . . not doctrinal discussion in general.