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To: Mr Rogers
So by that logic, if the Church has learned or discovered anything deeper about theology than what Paul taught, she makes him a liar? I don't think even Baptists believe that; what about all the writings and quarrels you guys produce on the topic of eschatology alone?

No: Paul taught the "whole counsel of God" as he knew it at the time, which is all he could claim to do or be held responsible for. It doesn't follow that no elaboration or deepening of understand can have happened in the 2000 years since then.

13 posted on 05/15/2018 8:30:54 AM PDT by Campion (Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre! [Hold absolutely onto the Teaching! -- BXVI])
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To: Campion; Mrs. Don-o; aMorePerfectUnion; CharlesOConnell

“No: Paul taught the “whole counsel of God” as he knew it at the time...”

No. It was either “whole”, or “not whole”.

“But what did God say in 100 AD about human embryo therapies, mitochondrial transplants...”

Nothing, so I think we can assume those do not fall under the “counsel of God” to men. Whole for what?

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

Paul did not teach them everything they needed to know to build a nuclear reactor, but he taught what was needed so “that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

Sola Scriptura doesn’t mean all knowledge of very sort is found in scripture, but that scripture is sufficient so “that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

If you want to play the flute, you won’t learn it from reading the Bible. But scripture “is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

The “whole counsel of God”, which can make you “complete, equipped for every good work”.

“Whole”

“Complete”

Which implies “more is not needed for the purpose of God”...


30 posted on 05/15/2018 9:41:09 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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