Crotchety confessionalists strike again!
March 3, 2022 § Leave a comment
It’s that time of year—when nasty Presbyterian-types, me included, repost Carl Trueman’s (as I see it) now-classic article about Protestants and Lent. One of the arguments levied against those same Presbyterian types who largely agree with Trueman is that most Presbyterian churches celebrate Easter and Christmas, something they have snatched from the orthodox Church Calendar. This makes them inconsistent and—aha!—unable to criticize those who celebrate and promote Lent as a part of Presbyterian worship.
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February 18, 2013 § Leave a comment
I apologize for the confusion that resulted from my last post. I did not make clear that, once you went to the brief post at Reformation21 by Carl Trueman, you were to click the link to the Reformed Baptist Fellowship site that features the post by Richard Barcellos. Here is that link!
Protestants and Lent
February 16, 2013 § 2 Comments
A few important points are necessary to make at the outset of this post.
First. I do not agree that it is never appropriate to question or criticize a person’s expression of devotion to God. Biblically speaking, sometimes critique is necessary because one’s devotion may be misplaced or in error, as Paul did with the unbelieving Athenians (Acts 17:23). Other times it is necessary because of ignorance, as Priscilla and Aquila did with Apollos (Acts 18:24-26) or as Paul did with the believers he met in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-6). In each case critique is matter of truth, love and, ultimately, honor to the Lord. « Read the rest of this entry »
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