\nIt is often said that theological debates shouldn't be brought up in the church. Leave that to Seminary, they say. I wonder if these honor the Seminary, an institution of God, as much as the church.\n<\/p>\n
\nThus, on issues such as paedobaptism, baptism, election, music, etc., such debates are usually barricaded by a kind of immediate authority in churches.\n<\/p>\n
\nYes. It is the duty of believers to say: "Despite the arguments, we must abide by our local church policy." However, I believe it is not the church's duty to say this. The leadership of the church should instead defend its policy when challenged without cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is often said that theological debates shouldn't be brought up in the church. Leave that to Seminary, they say. I wonder if these honor the Seminary, an institution of God, as much as the church. Thus, on issues such … Continue reading