I agree with what Paul states he believes.
Acts 24:14-16
14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. |
As to the
TOL Statement of Faith, I see no problem debating whether the Bible teaches agreement with it as a requirement for salvation.
You are hung up on whether I believe the doctrines you believe.
In your mind, if I don't state I believe the same doctrines you believe then you automatically start calling me a non-believer.
What the Bible says means nothing to your argument.
I am debating what the Bible actually teaches.
This means that it does not matter what you believe or what I believe, the only thing that matters is what the Bible teaches.
I could believe in the Trinity or I could believe in the Binity, or I could believe in the Unity and it would have absolutely no effect on my arguments.
My arguments are based solely on what the Bible teaches, not on any extra-Biblical doctrines.
There is a huge difference in these approaches.