tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post2319833968325684020..comments2023-03-27T07:18:54.285-07:00Comments on Having Two Legs: Sola ScripturaTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535764613687631886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-23718695544424039222008-09-07T18:06:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:06:00.000-07:00Pastor Sumpter, The short of what I'd say is that ...Pastor Sumpter, <BR/><BR/>The short of what I'd say is that any truly good theology of the Gospel accounts for dead babies and Helen Keller without gerrymandering definitions or making special exceptions. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying you don't or can't do that, but I don't think what you've written so far as particularly satisfying. I think, though, you have more to say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-7256046419062924122008-09-06T23:27:00.000-07:002008-09-06T23:27:00.000-07:00When the Protestant tradition appeals to the suffi...When the Protestant tradition appeals to the sufficiency of Scripture or it's clarity on the fundamentals of the gospel, we mean that it is like milk for newborn babes (1 Pet 2:2). We mean that Scripture is light that illumines our paths (Ps. 119:105). In fact Scripture is written such that it gives understanding to the simple, "the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple" (Ps. 19:7, 119:130). The idea that Scripture is clear means that it's a good and worthwhile endeavor to "search the Scriptures daily" to see if what apostles or pastors or bishops say is true (e.g. Acts 17:11). <BR/><BR/>What I've read of Capon I tend to appreciate, and I would look forward to being equally challenged and appreciative of his work on the parables/gospels, etc. And to be sure, I am not saying that the Scriptures are easy, shallow, or simplistic. At the same time, to answer your question, the Scriptures are used of God to declare clearly the basic reality of the gospel, such that even a child can understand it. It's light that even a child can see, it's honey that a child can taste, and St. Peter says that in some sense you can't understand the Scriptures unless you become like a little child.<BR/><BR/>What sayest thou?Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535764613687631886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-32639283240241030792008-09-06T21:25:00.000-07:002008-09-06T21:25:00.000-07:00Pastor Sumpter,"But one of the fundamental problem...Pastor Sumpter,<BR/><BR/>"But one of the fundamental problems with asking the question this way is that it already assumes that Scripture isn't clear. Is the Word of God unclear?"<BR/><BR/>I would highly encourage you to read Capon's "The Parables of the Kingdom" on this one. I'd be interested in hearing a defense of the idea that the Word of God is "clear." Where does this assumption come from? And what do we mean by "clear"? <BR/><BR/>Let me toss this one back at you: Would you agree or disagree with, "The Gospel is so simple that even a child can understand it"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com