VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
This first post is a continuation of a discussion begun in another thread...
Briefly stated, FH overthrows the cardinal doctrines of a literal six-day creation ex nihilo and, consequently, the innerancy of Scripture. It also undermines the moral law of God by attacking the basis for the Fourth Commandment (ie., if the seventh day described in Genesis 2 isn't a literal 24-hour day, why should we keep a literal 24-hour Sabbath?). It also undermines the foundation of the gospel by attacking the literal account of the fall of man and the entrance of sin and death into the world. An attack on the literal historical account of creation in Genesis is, in fact, an attack on most, if not all, of the fundamentals of the Christian faith because Biblical revelation begins with Genesis.
The articles I referenced explain these consideration in further detail:
http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_83.html
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/ch/ch3_06.htm
http://capo.org/wp/declartn.htm
Originally posted by luvroftheWord
Thanks for the links. Can you briefly in a couple of paragraphs explain why you think the FH is heresy? What cardinal doctrine of the Christian faith does it overthrow? How does it overthrow the gospel?
Briefly stated, FH overthrows the cardinal doctrines of a literal six-day creation ex nihilo and, consequently, the innerancy of Scripture. It also undermines the moral law of God by attacking the basis for the Fourth Commandment (ie., if the seventh day described in Genesis 2 isn't a literal 24-hour day, why should we keep a literal 24-hour Sabbath?). It also undermines the foundation of the gospel by attacking the literal account of the fall of man and the entrance of sin and death into the world. An attack on the literal historical account of creation in Genesis is, in fact, an attack on most, if not all, of the fundamentals of the Christian faith because Biblical revelation begins with Genesis.
The articles I referenced explain these consideration in further detail:
http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_83.html
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/ch/ch3_06.htm
http://capo.org/wp/declartn.htm