IveyLeaguer
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Who said that? I didn't. I agree 100% with POB's definition and he didn't say that. Certainly I have never considered anyone within orthodox Christianity guilty of not believing the Bible. But if the term 'Biblicist' can only be defined in relation to its 'Bibl' prefix, if it's reduced to that, then so be it, but it seems narrow and shallow to me.rsr:
Amen, Robert. Being a "biblicist" means that one is a "Bible believer ...
The last thing I want to do is put anybody down or be arrogant in any way. Like I said, I didn't know anything much about the term before today, and it's likely I still don't know very much about it.
I don't have the authority to define it but to me it means that the Word of God comes before, supersedes, and trumps ANY doctrine, creed, or tradition. Just as God is transcendent to His creation, His Word is transcendent to any doctrine, creed, or tradition. They are to be tested by the "sword of the Spirit" like anything else. In the words of POB, "let God be true and all men liars."
I, for one, am not insecure in what I believe. So there is no concern whether anyone thinks I believe the Bible or not. God knows what I believe and He knows His Truth is what matters most to me. ONLY He and His Word are infallible. Let every doctrine, creed or tradition beware of His sword. Label? Not even on the radar.
God Bless.
