Christian Consistory

Discerning the pure confession of the faith.

[Christian Consistory @TheConsistory]

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹?

There are only two religions: the religion of salvation by works and the religion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the religion of works, man tries save himself by the merit of his deeds.

The religion of the Gospel, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

[Christian Consistory @TheConsistory]

Same reasoning behind charismatic infallibility, btw.

[Catholic Dads @catholicdads_]

Repent? That’s for Catholics. I’m eternally secure.

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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

"But 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲, that (𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦) 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘁; nay rather, as it is wont to be said, to hate it worse than a dog and a snake.

Hence, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁, and altogether, with the malice and impiety of a man growing, there grow together with it those capital enmities against this word of God. So much the more evidently 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁."

- Æ𝘨𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, & 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 & 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 & 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘈.𝘟𝘟

[Christian Consistory @TheConsistory]

@Canonandcreed @ChildOfStThomas My timeline is filled daily with ignorant addresses to 'The Protestant Church,' where anabaptist folk-theology is denied in favor of concepts that are not even distinctly Roman, but are framed as such.

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@DrJordanBCooper @recusantcomform Simul justus et peccator.

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@RevIsaacWirtz 'Divisions in the Apostolic Church arose because men refused to recognize the Word of the Apostles as the Word of God and offered the Church in place of the Word of God their own human notions'.

It really is that simple.

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Holy Scripture.

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@InspiringPhilos @HansFiene Confess the formula and we'll put on the pressure.

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What is a principle of knowledge?

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲?

It is a foundational source, norm, or starting point from which further claims are derived and by which they are evaluated. It functions as a basic rule, standard, or origin that organizes and governs a body of knowledge, practice, or reasoning.

In other words, it is an authority with jurisdiction over a certain domain, with competence to rule discourse within that domain.

It can be understood in both formal and material categories.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸?

No principle of knowledge can be posterior to or of inferior authority to that which it principles

(𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦.)

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@MimiSchizo

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@logos_asarkos @uabitodd47 @BessyNic Categorical epicycles.

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@RevIsaacWirtz @aheartforgod Oh, that.

[William Weedon @WmWeedon]

No, I didn’t watch the debate. HOWEVER, I will say, that if a primary argument was not made on the basis of AC XV and the “ought to be kept”, it was a swing and a miss. This is a DOCTRINAL article. It preserves tradition AND freedom. That’s the Lutheran way.

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@revcjackson Of course?

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@becomelutheran I'm still watching, but so far the debate has been allowed to proceed with 'what is permissible' as the framing attitude, when it is the form of the worship itself that is questionable.

Merely affirming change as permissible does nothing to vindicate CoWo as such.

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The proper framing of the Traditional vs Contemporary worship debate is not freedom but formal expression.

What does the form of worship itself express?

What effect does that expression produce in the participent?

This should be obvious to artists, but our culture has become inconversant with art.

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@bwolfmueller Amen.

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Measure any theological claim with these diagnostic questions.

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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵:

1) What do you think of Holy Scripture?

2) Do you believe you have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus?

3) Do you forgive even your enemies?

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@TheologyShow Too Reformed-coded.

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