Bible Christian

[Rick Otto]

What dispys and christadelphians and even jws do is believe the bible according to how their LEADERS interpret it. And you would find that these groups are founded by man and not led by the holy spirit...and diminish thus Jesus role in their lives as the head and replace it with a church man.

Yep, sola ecclesia.

 

[Rick Otto]

Yes, you are right. I just don't want it to go unsaid how very "We are the innies and everyone else are the outties" this is. I grew up in such a home, and had to repent of such arrogance.

I grew up in congregations that were basically supremacist in the way you describe.

 

[Rick Otto]

So this term is relative, more or less?

Absolutely.

 

[Tigger45]

The point is to differentiate between believers who use "bible only" and "bible and tradition". So, while we may all be "bible believing Christians", some are actually "bible and tradition believing Christians".

Everybody is a bible and tradition believing Christian, though not all are aware of it.

 

[Rick Otto]

Many however, are careful about which has more authority.

 

[Tigger45]

Many however, are careful about which has more authority.

I agree. I use scripture as my foundation and tradition to help clarify them but my understanding is continually evolving.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Aren't all Christians "Bible Christians" just as all Christians are born from above (or born again if you prefer) and just as all Christians were filled with the Spirit.

 

[Standing Up]

Everybody is a bible and tradition believing Christian, though not all are aware of it.

As Rick said, some place Bible and Tradition on the same plane. Others use a hierarchy of bible first and then tradition to see if you have an understanding from the bible that made it into the first or second or third generation of Christians.

IOW, there is in fact a radical difference between those who use Tradition and Bible to form their religion versus those who use bible first and tradition second to form their religion.