What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/
divine revelation?
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
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What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/
What do you mean by precedence? Like what principle regulates faith and practice?
In Lutheranism we speak of Scripture as the Norma Normans, or "The Norming Norm"--what sets the standard or rule of faith. The Creeds and Lutheran Confessions are called Norma Normata or "The Normed Norm" that which has been normed by Scripture and thus is a faithful confession of Scripture.
Scripture is the chief standard, the final court of appeal. And it is ultimately from Scripture that the Creeds, the Confessions, and things like the Liturgy inherit their authority as regulating the faith and practice of the Church. They are not authoritative independent of Scripture, but on account of Scripture.
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If you mean what is the foremost authority in matters of faith and practice, then obviously it is Divine revelation. Life experience can lead to some serious errors about life and about the afterlife.What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/
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I believe Scripture takes precedence, however life experience and divine revelation are important for confirming scripture in our own minds.
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The more I renew my mind with the mind of Christ 'His Holy word' the more I see God in everyday circumstances.
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