Hi Scott,scottae316 wrote:Billy, I have been sick all week since the last weekend, I have bronchitis and an upper respiratory infection with everything else. But I am starting to feel better today. I will be happy to briefly expound on these.branham1965 wrote:SCOTT
how are you Brother???
thanks for posting.it fascinates me that there is so much to learn.
scottae316 wrote:One or the things I learned from studying John Wesley is called the quadrilateral. There is four things that we use in our faith walk; Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience. Now some argue that this is the order, others say that it depends on what you are saying/doing that determines the order. For me, I put Scripture first then let the other three be determined by what I am trying to say, do, or understand. I find that in most cases if you abide by these you stay on target, then again that is my opinion.
SCOTT
i think thats very safe.when you say tradition and reason can you expound please??if you feel up to it...sighs....im not trying to...Scott im asking sincerely...we love you old friend.kimbo just had his daily dairy queen.and wants more.
when he goes bye bye he gets so excited.he barks and shakes...almost acts Charismatic
Tradition is what the Church has believed through its history. Now this is differs from the Roman Catholic position, as it must be based on Scripture not councils or popes or popular belief. An example would be the belief that the Bible is God's Word. The Church has held this from the beginning, the Old Testament was considered Scripture and early on the writings of the Apostles were considered Scripture. The history and tradition of the Church, remember that Wesley was an Anglican.
Reason is using the brain God gave you, enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Christians and our theologians often try to make things to complicated, when almost any of us have the ability to understand. Reason or as we would say today thinking, God gave us a brain and we should use it.
These are very brief and incomplete definitions but give you an understanding of what I believe they mean and I think Wesley would mostly agree. Thanks for asking, if you need more I will be happy to do so.
Sounds like you have really been having a tough time.
Glad you are doing better now.
Bless you my friend.