geomic1 said: Is Stott a heretic? If so, should we burn him on a stake?Geomic
Well Geomic lets go to the Word of God.
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"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. (Mat 18:15-17 ESV)
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God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you." (1Co 5:13 ESV)
Let's see now according to scripture with regards to Stott I first go to him in private and try to win him over, and by win over I believe it means to speak to him in a winsome manner regarding the error. If he won't repent of the error I am commanded to take two other believers with me and again try to win him over using their help. If he persists I take it to the church and here I would say the local assembly is what is being spoken of. I would lay the matter before the elders with the testimony of the two witnesses. At that point it is up to the elders of the local assembly to visit him and reason with him so that he would return to the fold. If he resists them then we are to treat him as a person who doesn't understand the things of God. If he was an elder then I think excommunication, again with the idea of getting him restored to the community of saints, is called for.
Let me review this quickly, nope, no burning at the stake at all. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/Ponder.gif" alt="" />
BTW I see by your profile you list John Hagee, Robert Schuller, and Benny Hinn as your favorite authors. Perhaps you got the idea of burning at the stake from them? You know I'd really watch out reading their stuff they are the unholy trinity of "christian" writers.
OBTW J_Edwards has been so kind as to remind me that the person I was speaking of was Rudolf Bultmann and not Bullmon. Thanks JE.
Last edited by Boanerges; Wed Oct 19, 200512:53 AM.
Peter
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine of Hippo
