Calvin's 66-book Canon as Homolegoumena More Important than the Gospel

[Robert R. Higby]

http://gcsandiego.org/gospeldrivenlife/?p=668

Note that by 'sola scriptura' the author really means the 66-book canon as homolegoumena, NOT sola scriptura as defined by Luther.

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Mark Lauterbach says:

I am going back to my roots these days – sola scriptura. The Bible alone is my authority. The Bible judges me, I do not judge it. This means, in simplest terms, that if I preach James, I do not need to add to his words, or reshape his letter into my “gospel-centered grid.” James is writing Scripture. This is the word of God. It is true and faithful in itself to the redemptive history of God’s works. If I do not see James as “gospel-centered” that is my problem, not James’. I need to adapt to James, not he to my hermeneutic. If the text does not fit easily into my theology or system, hang my system — the text rules. Maybe Gospel centrality is big*ger and more grand than I have grasped. Maybe James gets it and I don’t.

This shows a level of blindness we see again and again, he never stops and ponders that "maybe James is wrong". This guy represents the 66 book canon cult in a nutshell with this statement and article.

[Saint Nicholas]

Originally Posted by Mark Lauterbach
"I am going back to my roots these days – sola scriptura. The Bible alone is my authority. The Bible judges me, I do not judge it. This means, in simplest terms, that if I preach James, I do not need to add to his words, or reshape his letter into my “gospel-centered grid.” James is writing Scripture. This is the word of God. It is true and faithful in itself to the redemptive history of God’s works. If I do not see James as “gospel-centered” that is my problem, not James’. I need to adapt to James, not he to my hermeneutic. If the text does not fit easily into my theology or system, hang my system — the text rules. Maybe Gospel centrality is big*ger and more grand than I have grasped. Maybe James gets it and I don’t."

Mark thinks like the Jews who rejected and killed Christ. Jesus did not fit into their system of interpreting Moses ,Law, Prophets, and Psalms. So rather than re-evaluating their (reprobate Israel) false theology in the Light of Jesus Christ's claims and teachings (a Gospel centered grid) from the "sola scriptura" of their day, (old scriptures)They rejected and killed Him.

Does this make sense?

[Robert R. Higby]

Amen Greg!

This piece of work only confirms the fact that virtually no one has any concept today that bibliolatry can actually exist. Any reverence for a received text (whether that reception is based on sound gospel and historical reasoning or not) is viewed as the final virtue, even more important than the plumbline of the GOSPEL REVEALED IN SCRIPTURE as the judge of all things.

--Bob

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....If the text does not fit easily into my theology or system, hang my system — the text rules. Maybe Gospel centrality is big*ger and more grand than I have grasped. Maybe James gets it and I don’t.

Behold, I would say unto thee: But 235 though 2532 1437 we 2249, or 2228 an angel 32 from 1537 heaven 3772, preach any other gospel 2097 unto you 5213 than 3844 that which 3739 we have preached 2097 unto you 5213, let him be 2077 accursed 331.

Thanks, but no THANKS! I am NOT going to hang the system that God designed.

If James got it, I don't want to get that which James got it. Get it?

The ONLY good thing about this article is that, as we predicted and hoped, the ISSUE of James is beginning to surface; it is still in the deep, but emerging ever so slowly to be considered and maybe before Jesus returns there will be a "Lutheran-izaton" of the book of James.

Milt

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maybe before Jesus returns there will be a "Lutheran-izaton" of the book of James.

Amen, Milt!