1. The Word of God should never be heard and studied by us without turning it back into prayer...either a prayer of praise, thanksgiving, petition, or confession.
2. You really do not know the Truth of God if you do not do the truth. Christians are made by prayer, meditations and temptation. It's in the trials that we know if the Truth has done its work in us, so we can live out the Truth.
3. The Presbyterian motto: "Often wrong, but never in doubt." (Joke? You decide.)
Monday, April 23, 2007
PCRT - Michigan Style
Joel, Ashlea, and I attended the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in Grand Rapids over the weekend. Within the topic, "The Word: Above All Earthly Powers," we studied the Bible as being true, revealed, sufficient, accessible, and powerful. I am still processing all the wonderful teaching, but here are three nuggets from Ligon Duncan:
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They are all really valid points, something to meditate on, especially the fact of how more important and powerful prayer is then we give it credit for.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless, Aaron
Do they consider the WCOF to not be an earthly power? That certainly seems to be above the Word for a lot of Presbyterians. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Jeremy! You know, I've only been a Presbyterian for about a year now, so I had to ask what WCOF stands for. Ditzy me! By the way, we have a copy, but I've not read it yet...does that disqualify me as a Presbyterian?
ReplyDeleteHi Jeannette.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to refrain from the Presbyterian alphabet soup. Regarding the Confession, there are some people who have elevated it waaay past idol status. Some of the "strict subscriptionists" that hang out in the PCA are a bit nutty.
I'll tell you this, I'd much rather share a long car ride with someone who has never read it than with someone who has it memorized!
Jeremy, I need to clarify that while I have not read it cover to cover, we sometimes use portions of it in our worship services.
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