tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post2273066896426391906..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: The Damage of the Non-Essential Doctrine to the GospelKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-76267481020601738242015-12-22T12:48:31.285-08:002015-12-22T12:48:31.285-08:00Thanks Darrell. You are right on here.Thanks Darrell. You are right on here.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-34181762637026274132015-12-22T12:40:34.448-08:002015-12-22T12:40:34.448-08:00This could be part of a broader discussion. Romans...This could be part of a broader discussion. Romans 12:2 makes it pretty clear that we are commanded to renew our minds--something that now is possible for those who are spiritually alive by the power of the Holy Spirit and being filled with the fruits of the Spirit. <br /><br />We are commanded to use our renewed minds to discern/test/prove things to see if they are good (versus bad), acceptable (versus unacceptable), and the perfect will of God (versus falling short of that standard).<br /><br />But churches today are filled with what I call 'discernment agnostics' who blame the Bible for not giving them a quick "nickel-in, gumball out" sort of answer to whatever issue they are wrestling with. So they just say, well, the Bible is 'silent'--an act that both robs the Scripture's sufficiency, and also sets up conscience as a personal king, freeing them to live the period of the Judges where they can do what is right in their own eyes.<br /><br />This approach illustrates how people end up with supposed 'essentials' and 'non-essentials.'<br />Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514916694063974131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-90112413920163793492015-12-14T20:46:44.344-08:002015-12-14T20:46:44.344-08:00Thanks Daniel. I think this is huge today, this s...Thanks Daniel. I think this is huge today, this subject. I appreciate it.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-17983040150294830282015-12-14T07:27:23.787-08:002015-12-14T07:27:23.787-08:00Thank you for your faithfulness in putting these e...Thank you for your faithfulness in putting these encouraging articles out. I appreciate your ministry. I have been reading this blog for a year and a half or so now, and have been strengthened, encouraged, and challenged through it. I don't ever comment. I just wanted to encourage you to keep putting out Biblically sound articles like this one! There is so much false teaching on this today! Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366436687617357710noreply@blogger.com