Creeds, Cults, and the Bible

Did you know the Table of Contents in your Bible is a creed? Where do you think our Bible came from? It didn't fall out of the sky! It was given to us within an historic context, written over thousands of years. Douglas Wilson has said, "Before we come to the Word of God in Genesis 1:1, we come to the word of the church in the table of contents." In other words, what Wilson means is you won't find anywhere in the Bible itself where it says, "These 66 books are the ones we need to use." The table of contents is a creed (or a statement of belief) because we, as Christians are trusting somewhere along the line that somebody with some kind of authority, recognized those 66 books as the inspired Word of God..and got it right. Keith Mathison has a great book on this; The Shape of Sola Scriptura

Interestingly enough, the Bible must be read, and it must be interpreted. If the final appeal to authority is to the mind of the individual, we've got a serious problem. This is where cults come from; i.e. Jehovah's Witnesses (Arians) and Mormons (Gnostics). Those cults hold to ancient heresies which have already been dealt with in the church. Why do these "newer" cults advocate the same doctrine taught by ancient heretics? Because somewhere along the line, their leaders encouraged their followers to abandon the historic creeds and confessions of the faith.

Mitt Romney Speech on Religion and Politics

Mitt Romney gave a speech today where he said if elected he would not let the Mormon church dictate how he ran the country. However, he also said he would not "separate us from the God who gave us freedom."

This speech comes at a critical time. I believe Mr. Romney is beginning to realize that Mr. Huckabee might be force to reckon with when it comes to conservative Christians in America.

What do you think....? I am not going to ask if you are going to vote for Romney, but what I would like to know is Could a Christian vote for a Mormon for president with a clear conscience? I am curious. What is your opinion?

How About them Mormons?

Many believe there are variety of different, yet valid ways to God. The idea is basically like the spokes of a wheel: God is the center and although some start at different points around the outside hub, we are all heading to the same place. We may just be getting there by different ways and means. Of course the Bible and Jesus himself completely reject this way of thought. Remember what Christ said, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day...."

Well, okay, but what about those who claim to worship "Jesus," but they have some different ideas about the person of Christ, like the Mormons? I think this is especially important considering we now have a Mormon presidential candidate. I believe the nomination of a Mormon as presidential candidate is a very scary thing indeed!

James White recently wrote an article over at Reformation 21 about the Mormons. Click here to read it. It is very good. He does a good job showing how the Mormon religion is VERY different than Christianity.