tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post8883977872855611092..comments2024-03-27T20:28:38.015-04:00Comments on Reasonable Christian: Mark Thompson Declares War: Avoiding evangelical civil war | Theological TheologyCharlie J. Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-34851461740361699782012-08-26T08:26:44.175-04:002012-08-26T08:26:44.175-04:00I should also point out again that there is a so-c...I should also point out again that there is a so-called "orthodox" and "conservative" ecumenicalism or "catholicity" that is loosely called "Evangelicalism". That term has been so loosely defined that the circle keeps getting larger so that the neo-orthodox, the Anglo-Catholics, the Arminians, and just about anyone who to any degree appears to agree with Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-18857858321659831672012-08-26T08:20:59.617-04:002012-08-26T08:20:59.617-04:00According to the WCF the logical deductions drawn ...According to the WCF the logical deductions drawn from the revelation in Scripture are the answer to the "noetic effects" of sin by the "corruptions of the flesh". See WCF 1.1Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-56213302770204691002012-08-26T08:18:27.355-04:002012-08-26T08:18:27.355-04:00Unfortunately, Dr. Thompson's alleged "hu...Unfortunately, Dr. Thompson's alleged "humility" in the matter of the noetic effects of sin on the mind is really a round about way of saying that we cannot understand the logical propositions of the infallible Scriptures sufficiently well to settle theological disputes. The Westminster Confession of faith makes it clear that natural revelation cannot save and that Scripture can be Charlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-55211028188027269112012-08-25T21:47:35.926-04:002012-08-25T21:47:35.926-04:00Thanks for your kind response, Dr. Thompson. As yo...Thanks for your kind response, Dr. Thompson. As you know I do not regard conservative Anglo-Catholics as brothers in Christ and in more recent times I have come to similar conclusions about Arminians.<br /><br />If Dr. Packer is any example, showing tolerance to Anglo-Catholics and Arminians does not lead anyone closer to Calvinism or the Gospel. Also, I would push you that Scripture is perfectlyCharlie J. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185331029930925967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15388492.post-45361377546266911912012-08-25T17:44:02.154-04:002012-08-25T17:44:02.154-04:00Hi Charlie,
I think we have been here before, but...Hi Charlie,<br /><br />I think we have been here before, but let me state as unequivocally as I can:<br /><br />1. I affirm unreservedly the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura.<br /><br />2. I affirm unreservedly biblical inerrancy. I do not believe Scripture has erred in anything it teaches. What is more, I have never suggested we should not question those who question inerrancy. In fact, Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240607529129349650noreply@blogger.com