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There are some statements of faith that are written to be very clear. They describe not only what they do believe (or affirm) but also those doctrines which they stand against. There is some of that in the early confessions (1689) as they make sure that those reading it understand that...

Yes, in Luke 18:12 "sabbath" means week. No, it is not the week that is made holy. It doesn't say that, or that any day should be made holy. 1Co 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come...

Your posts are very confusing it is often hard to follow them. The Sabbath is not for today. It seems that no matter what you try to define it as you want to make it binding. It isn't. Even if you define it as the first day of the week it is not commanded to keep it. What does this word mean...

And therein is the problem. I don't trust you Gerhard, precisely because your "Greek interpretation goes directly contrary to what the rest of the Bible teaches. When that happens then one knows that the "Greek interpretation" is wrong.

Your eschatological view is quite a bit different than mine. I could never agree with the TGC confession for that reason. The section under "The Kingdom" does not make a whole lot of sense to me. For reasons similar to that I could not agree with the older confessions either. It is just simpler...

Absolutely, and we do. It is one which we all agree with. Every church needs both a constitution and a statement of faith. The statement of faith is normally included in the constitution, and without that constitution there is no recognition by the government that this organization is a church...

Of course we have a statement of faith. We don't have to adopt one made in the 17th century by those who held to either amil or postmil views do we? We also can elaborate and define doctrines that are more relevant to our day, as any statement of faith should do. We don't live in the 17th...

That is another area I couldn't agree with. ...perpetual commandment, binding all men, in all ages, he hath particularly appointed one day in seven for a e sabbath to be kept holy unto him, which from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ was the last day of the week, and...

This thread is on the 1689 Confession of Faith which I do not agree with. Have you read Chapter 32, "On the Last Judgment"? Do you agree with it? I don't. I know OR does. But I don't believe that the saved will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment, neither do I believe that the angels...

One cannot adopt a document they don't agree with.

There is no command of God to keep the Sabbath, not for Gentile believers. You have never shown that. That command is restricted and has always been restricted to the Jews. You have never shown anything different. If you had any serious though about keeping the Sabbath you wouldn't use...

When Christ became a man he never gave up his deity. He was, is and always will be God. In this he never changes. He never changes in his promises. He never changes in his doctrine. He never changes in his faithfulness. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever...

Peter sets forth the qualifications of an apostle in Acts 1:15-26. The most important qualification that is stated is that he be an eyewitness of the resurrection of Christ. Acts 1:21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us...

I do pay attention to historical detail, and present it as it is recorded in the Bible and as it agrees with the Bible. But when revised history disagrees or tradition disagrees with the Bible how can I agree with something that contradicts the inspired words of God. Our differences lie in our...

Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. The way Icon describes the Sabbath it seems that he thinks that man is made for the Sabbath. We become a slave to it. Read the law. In fact read...

I agree. If a person steals he would be found guilty of breaking the law, not innocent. It is a moral offence against God. But what about that unsaved person in Africa who has never heard of the Ten Commandments, Judaism or Christianity? Stealing is still sin. But breaking the Sabbath? There is...

You don't keep the Sabbath do you Gerhard? If you did, here are some guidelines to help you along in how to do it in a biblical way. Otherwise, just to say you "keep it" and do things your own way, is simply being a hypocrite. The Bible is very specific about "keeping the sabbath.}...

The trouble with your interpretation is that you are the only one that holds to it. Someone once told me: "You can make the Greek say whatever you want it to say." That is partly true. So I don't trust your interpretive skills when it comes to the Greek. Therefore, I will give you what some...

Paul established churches, not "The Church." When he wrote about unity in the Epistle to the Ephesians he was writing about unity in that church. Each pastor is the head of his local church, and thus accountable to Christ. There is no position of "Pope" in the Bible. The position in and of...

The Bible has much to say about geography, and even topography. It tells us times and dates. It gives us very accurate instruction concerning such details. We know when the Day of Pentecost was because of the Jewish calendar. In the OT the dates of the reigns of the kings are specifically given...