Greg Anderson

Re: Mark #36 ,

With all due respect on this end too, I do not subscribe to reformed theology, nor do I believe in TULIP doctrine. But I’m sure that we could arrive at a sort of civil dialogue based on the non-negotiable articles of faith as delineated in the Nicene Creed.

There is indeed misunderstanding about my previous comment (#34). I never suggested that Paul’s writings are not authoritative. But rather, how much weight must they have when they do not directly affirm the non-negotiables of the faith? Or when they are at odds with the remaining witness of Scripture?

We are the products of Greek Hellenism here in the West. We cannot help but to want to harmonize every last alpha, beta, delta, and phi of Paul’s writings into a religious system that gives us meaning. The inherent danger of this approach if not checked with reason and common sense, is that it shackles the believer into a new Levitical code with no latitude of conscience.