Just a line to keep the fire stoked. I have been reading the junior Hodge's Commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith and have been stirred up to better understand why it is so important to have a creedal faith. I know that there are many who do not care for 'creeds of men', but I felt that this might be a useful subject to cause us all to think about our traditions.
There are many reasons given by good, moral, and God-honoring Christians, as to why they don't like creeds. I will not try to address these here because Hodge does it so well in the link that I am including.
As you will see, there is no question as to whether it is 'right' to use a creed. It is a direct consequence of being a student of God's Word. The only question left then is, which creed is the right one? Ah.... that's the part we don't like! It is far easier for us to keep our traditions. Defining the right creed from the wrong creed is hard work that reveals to us our errors concerning Scripture. It is spiritual labor that results in being able to digest meat, and not milk only, and to fight against the heresies of our day.
I hope you enjoy the link, it is lengthy, but worth it:
http://www.apuritansmind.com/Creeds/HodgeAACreedsAndConfessions.htm
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