Nicholas McDonald attended a conference at which Carl Trueman and Thabiti Anyabwile were speakers.
He recorded ten comments from Trueman on Creeds and Confessions.
Here are a few (Trueman in bold, McDonald’s observations after):
1. “It’s striking that Paul regards ‘divisiveness’ as those who depart from sound doctrine.” While we might define “divisiveness” as taking a strict stance on doctrines, Paul’s definition was the opposite. Divisiveness, for Paul, was anything that went loosey-goosey with the given gospel.
4. “If you don’t write your creeds, no one can critique them. Creeds strip us of magisterial authority.” Despite common misconceptions, creeds actually dis-empower pastors from a form of papal authority. Creeds lay out the church’s stances on scripture and a.) Let everyone search the scriptures and evaluate the pastor’s stance and b.) Keep the pastor from imposing personal preferences (Don’t smoke, or chew, or run with those who do, etc.) Saying “No creed but the Bible” makes the pastor king of interpretation.
8. “Human marriage begins in joy and ends in heartbreak. Divine marriage begins with heartbreak and ends in joy.” Beautiful, no comment.
Read the whole ten here.
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