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]]> By: Robert Chapman http://thechurchofjesuschrist.us/2009/11/why-fundamentalism-will-fail/#comment-14787 Robert Chapman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:29:14 +0000 http://thechurchofjesuschrist.us/?p=15640#comment-14787 It is not true Fundamentalism will failed. It has already failed. The historic creeds (Nicene, Apostles) do say that the Spirit spoke by the prophets. This means that, for one thing, Scripture is God-inspired. But, there is a Sacred Tradition around the texts of Scripture. One of those traditions is that without commentary, there is no text. This is another way to say that you cannot separate Scripture from whole of Sacred Tradition, or else the God-breathed Scripture ceases to exist. That doesn't mean the interpretation of Scripture is limited to what is currently in Tradition. If that were the case, then there would be no reason for the Spirit in our lives to continue to lead us into all truth. It is a building and maturation process, not an process of ossification. So, if we are going to keep to the Tradition handed down to us as commanded in Scripture, we cannot try to assert that we do not need the Spirit and Tradition to learn from Scripture--or else you end up denying the ministry of the Spirit in our lives. It would be said to think that everything we would and could (1) learn about God and (2) how to relate to other people and the world God created was known by 1910. That would reflect poorly on God having an infinite nature. It is not true Fundamentalism will failed. It has already failed.

The historic creeds (Nicene, Apostles) do say that the Spirit spoke by the prophets. This means that, for one thing, Scripture is God-inspired. But, there is a Sacred Tradition around the texts of Scripture.

One of those traditions is that without commentary, there is no text. This is another way to say that you cannot separate Scripture from whole of Sacred Tradition, or else the God-breathed Scripture ceases to exist.

That doesn’t mean the interpretation of Scripture is limited to what is currently in Tradition. If that were the case, then there would be no reason for the Spirit in our lives to continue to lead us into all truth. It is a building and maturation process, not an process of ossification.

So, if we are going to keep to the Tradition handed down to us as commanded in Scripture, we cannot try to assert that we do not need the Spirit and Tradition to learn from Scripture–or else you end up denying the ministry of the Spirit in our lives.

It would be said to think that everything we would and could (1) learn about God and (2) how to relate to other people and the world God created was known by 1910. That would reflect poorly on God having an infinite nature.

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