Augustine on the "Rock" of Matthew 16
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Was Peter “the rock, in this act of confessing Christ” vs. having a special leadership role? Gavin Ortlund thinks so (Augustine seems to back.)
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Was Peter “the rock, in this act of confessing Christ” vs. having a special leadership role? Gavin Ortlund thinks so (Augustine seems to back.)
“In this video Gavin Ortlund explains why Paul’s teaching that the church is ‘the pillar and buttress of the truth’ (I Tim. 3:15) supports a Protestant view of the church rather than ecclesial infallibility.” - YouTube
“One of the doctrinal errors I warn our church about is found in the New Hampshire Baptist Confession of 1833. It says, ‘We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired…’ According to 2 Timothy 3:16, God inspired the ‘graphe’ or Scriptures, not the men.” - P&D
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