Recent content by Clete

I can assure you that I am not joking. That's because they don't "just open the bible and read it, as if the truth were simply written there in black and white"! The doctrine of Sola Scriptura is self-defeating. No they don't. This is an extreme over reaction. There are teachers and there are...

There is no such thing as any doctrinal statement or theological system that you have any rational grounds whatsoever by which to falsify. Falsify! Forget falsification, you've just undermined any ability to even vaguely refute any wild-eyed wack job's doctrinal claim. If David Koresh wants to...

Which of the doctrines I listed are you suggesting one can omit and still be saved?

That is a very doctrinal statement you just made! This too is a very doctrinal statement you're making. The single most doctrinal statement you've made yet! Is the Holy Spirit confined to the doctrinal system that you are here proposing - That is, the one that says that it isn't about...

"Words have no meaning." :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

It's a common mistake and it's surprisingly easy to miss the fact that you're making it, or at least it is in today's society where people haven't ever really been taught to even look for such things. It's annoying when people who aught to know better commit this sort of error but I don't think...

I could have made that prediction. Predicting the actions of groups isn't hard even for us fallible human beings. It's child's play for God. Also, stating that it is a "future event that will happen" is overstating it. It is a future event that will almost certainly happen. People that God...

There isn't anyone who knows anything about me or my doctrine who could rightly accuse me of preaching a works-righteousness. Also, I've never known anyone who articulated your point here who could explain to me the difference inherent in the distinction you are making. The fact is that "Faith...

No one here is disputing the existence of prophesy. God makes prophesies and carries most of them out. Has anyone ever shown you a list of prophesies that didn't come to pass? I mean, such lists don't sell a lot of books at the local Christian book store but such lists do exist. There's a whole...

I don't care about the rule book. It's just boring! The man needs to use his own mind and have a actual conversation with people.

First and foremost because it is neither biblical nor rational. Saying it doesn't make it so. Saying it doesn't make it so. Open Theism is much older than the 1980s. That particular title for it showed up in the 80s but the doctrine is as old as the scripture itself. I don't care what...

Well, that list is intended to be the "gospel proper". It is a list of the doctrines one must believe in order to be an actual saved Christian. It is not necessary to believe in OSAS in order to be saved and so it wouldn't quite fit on that particular list.

I read the scripture like it is written in normal human language that means what it plainly states unless good contextual or grammatical reasons are given to do otherwise. If whatever it is you are doing with it were valid, there'd be no way to falsify any wild-eyed doctrine any crank wanted to...

And any of that is relevant, how? Maybe try to actually respond rather than just copy/pasting stuff from a favorite teacher? Also, you really do need to get it through your skull that I (we) do not care what the "Church Fathers" said. The degree to which your arguments are both rational and...