As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“We honestly hope that the next several minutes of conversation, pastor, will help you perhaps re envision the role that confessions of faith and other documents can play in the life of your church.” - TGC
“It’s fitting that in recent years a number of books have drawn evangelicals back to the creeds. I’ve highlighted six volumes that I hope serve readers well.” - TGC
“In case you don’t know, the Westminster Confession is the basis for the London Baptist Confession. I’m a credobaptist. Orthodox presbyterians sprinkle babies all the time, but we hold doctrine very much in common. The confession is precious to us both.” - Ward on Words
“Our goal is to help Baptists understand their heritage and to demonstrate how early Baptists saw themselves as a renewal movement within Protestantism. Join us, whether you are a Baptist or simply want to understand how Baptists fit into the larger Protestant movement.” - Wyatt Graham
False teachers are a big deal in the bible. Here, I’ll answer three important questions about them that ought to help every Christian be on guard against their tricksy ways.
The apostle Peter has a lot to say about false teachers. So does Jude. It’s possible that Jude had Peter’s second letter and borrowed a lot of his material for his own letter. If you read them, they sound similar! What, exactly, are false teachers? What makes them “false”? Both authors sum it up very simply:
“The First Helvetic Confession of 1536 was an attempt to unite the Lutherans and Swiss Reformed. It was called for by seven Swiss leaders and was to be held in Basel. Many of the points of the confession could be agreed upon, but it was section 23 regarding the Eucharist that became a sticking point.” - P&D
“…for Lambert, homosexuality is acceptable for orthodox Christians to support and accept into their churches since Christianity’s most basic creedal formulations nowhere mention the sexual practice.” - Christ Over All
Why Creeds? Why Nicaea? Is Nicaea Biblical? Nicaea I vs. Constantinople I, The Structure of the Creed… and word by word explanation. - Gavin Ortlund
“The Four Cs of Doctrinal History Series…Contrary to its name, the creed was not written by the Apostles themselves. However, everything written in it reflects apostolic teaching, and therefore can rightly be called the Apostles’ Creed.” - P&D
Mark Ward discusses English “false friends” (old words that seem clear to us today but meant something different at the time) in a trio of Reformation confessions. - Ward on Words
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