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When Doctrine Becomes Creedal

Having several good, solid books on one’s shelf is always a desirable thing.  I swiped one my hubby is currently reading.  He read me this quote a while back and I thought it a great one to share with you now.

Here is our Pondering quote for the week……..

When doctrine becomes creedal (e.g., the Athenasian Creed), it becomes defensible against (Arians and other) heretics.  Heresy, as well as truth, becomes identifiable.  Before it takes creedal form, however, almost any sort of heresy can claim a place.  Controversy over the Bible’s teaching on various points led to the formulation of theological statements that have helped us not only to identify falsehood and defend the truth, but also to teach and to restudy biblical teaching in a deeper and more profitable way.  Future generations can stand on the shoulders of past ones and reach even higher on the tree of truth for fruit yet unplucked.

A Theology of Christian Counseling — More than Redemption
Jay E. Adams