We conclude this series discussing the usefulness of creeds and confession by looking at the final two practical inferences which are derived from our defense of creeds and confessions and our refutation of objections.
In short, the final two inferences are these:
A. It is a duty of great
importance for all members, but especially the ministers, to study and to
spread the knowledge of their church's creeds and confessions of faith. We
pointed out before the creeds and confessions of faith lend themselves to a
serious study of scriptural doctrine. Happy is the church which has the backbone
and the fortitude to require their minister to believe and preach what he has subscribed to. And
happy is the minister who has a doctrinally literate congregation.
And secondly,
B. It is a sad mistake to think
that by abandoning creeds and confessions we are rendering the Church any
essential service. Ever since the days of the apostles, the Church has found it
necessary to adopt formal statements of doctrine as a test of orthodoxy for
both members and ministers. What service can one possibly render to the Church
by removing her ability to delineate between truth and error?
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