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A Confessional Ministry: Seminary Graduation 2013 (2)

Barry Gritters·2013-08-01
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In this graduation address, Barry Gritters defends the Reformed practice of maintaining confessional standards while remaining faithful to the Protestant principle of sola scriptura. He argues that creeds are not contrary to Scripture but rather protect the church from doctrinal drift, while warning against the dangers of dead orthodoxy and the false dichotomy of "no creed but Christ."

This is the second part of the graduation speech -- slightly modified for publication -- given on Thursday evening, June 13, 2013, at Hudsonville PRC, in the presence of synod, the church, and the family and friends of Mr. Erik Guichelaar. First installment can be found in the July 2013 issue, p. 418. A Defense of Being Creedal Being creedal is not contradictory to the Protestant rejection of Roman Catholic tradition. Some might suppose that, as heirs of the reformation that rejected Roman...

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Author
Barry Gritters
Date

2013-08-01

Source
Standard Bearer
Scripture References
John 14Acts 17:21
Topics
Protestant ReformationApologeticsChurch Government
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