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Pilgrim said:
John,

Yes, our beloved brother Sproul cannot be said to be perfect in all knowledge. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> It is true that he has erred in some areas of thought. However, although these errors should be exposed and rejected, because of the enormous mass of sound teaching this man has given the Church, by God's grace, it would be silly if not outright stupid to reject the man himself as being totally unreliable or even saved. Many of us have been privy to his "peculiarities" for years. But we greatly enjoy the vast majority of his teachings on various subjects and have benefited from them immensely.

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Should I also mention that they hold to classic Dispensationalism as well? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rolleyes2.gif" alt="" />

Okay, the point of all this is simply to show that discernment must be used when reading anyone. And, although some error can be found in everyone, even those who are "stalwarts of the faith", this does not necessarily mean that everything that they hold to be true or teach is to be rejected. There is a point, of course, that one is so fraught with error(s) or that a person's core beliefs so influence all other things that are held, that it isn't worth one's time to read them except for the purpose of providing an example of gross error or if in an academic situation for a class requirement (or for one's own study), in contrast to reading someone for personal edification.

In His grace,

Thanks for everyone's comments. This past week or so has been a bit crazy, so I just found some time to respond.

Pilgrim: Thanks for pointing out the problems with their Statement of Faith. I agree with everything you wrote.

However, I still wonder about their original charge against Sproul. Of course, this is the only place I have read about it, so maybe the charge is groundless. Also, it seems it was made a number of years ago and we all (Sproul included) are (hopefully) growing and tossing errors in personal beliefs away as we become aware of them. I can say that I have benefited immensely from several of Sproul's books and would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone. But, even if the charges were made by an organization with a statement of faith in error, the charges still need to be dealt with on the merits of the case. For now I will give Sproul the benefit of the doubt unless I find some more evidence somewhere <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wow1.gif" alt="" />

John