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Puritan Board Freshman
Back in the day, the councils of reformists dealt with heresies directly related to attacks against traditional bible doctrines and went down on record as calling a heretic a heretic and condemning heretical practices. Back then, these scholars and clergymen met together to defeat what they believed to be a danger to the true faith. They were vigilant and quick to root out heresies while establishing clear and concise doctrines that led to holiness.
It's been a long long time since any major ecumenical councils had convened, and what I mean by major is; all those who hold scripture as the inerrant Word of God regardless of denomination or culture should hold a council weighing these issues against scripture and establishing their findings as doctrine.
Now, we do have small pockets of denominations, synods and churches who dare to stand up against some of the modern day heresies and publish online "what we believe" notices. But certainly not the tsunami of protests that should have arisen as one voice from the Evangelical wing in modern times.
Here are some of the issues that should be addressed in a modern day universal council as a threat to Christianity:
1. Marxism (Materialism)
2. Social Justice (capital S and capital J)
3. Sexual Identity Crises
4. Egalitarianism
5. Evolution
6. Scientism (excessive belief in the power of scientific knowledge and techniques)
7. Radical Existentialism
I for one would be happy to see a universal statement rebuking the issues above replete with bible verses. Yeah, I know that in times past most of the heresies were from within the church, but everything above represents a new threat from without but no less destructive to the church.
It's been a long long time since any major ecumenical councils had convened, and what I mean by major is; all those who hold scripture as the inerrant Word of God regardless of denomination or culture should hold a council weighing these issues against scripture and establishing their findings as doctrine.
Now, we do have small pockets of denominations, synods and churches who dare to stand up against some of the modern day heresies and publish online "what we believe" notices. But certainly not the tsunami of protests that should have arisen as one voice from the Evangelical wing in modern times.
Here are some of the issues that should be addressed in a modern day universal council as a threat to Christianity:
1. Marxism (Materialism)
2. Social Justice (capital S and capital J)
3. Sexual Identity Crises
4. Egalitarianism
5. Evolution
6. Scientism (excessive belief in the power of scientific knowledge and techniques)
7. Radical Existentialism
I for one would be happy to see a universal statement rebuking the issues above replete with bible verses. Yeah, I know that in times past most of the heresies were from within the church, but everything above represents a new threat from without but no less destructive to the church.
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