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This website has gotten really complicated! 7 years ago when I was active here it was so much simpler. Now I have all sorts of things going on on my screen! Anyways,
I was wondering if I could hear some thoughts on what people think about the roles of confessions and the place of Sola Scriptura in theological expression in the church. How do you balance faithfulness to a confession and faithfulness to Scripture? Because most here probably hold to the WCF or 1689 or some other similar confession, I would like to know how to balance these 17th century documents with the 20th century insights into covenant theology (i.e. Kline etc)? They paint such different pictures of covenant theology and I find myself rather convinced of Kline's position, but now what??
Thanks Jason

WB, Jason! As for the "complications" you mentioned, I would suggest you do what was recommended to you in the "Welcome" PM that was sent to you when you registered, e.g., read through the FAQ, User Guide and the several threads in the "New Features" forum. You can disable such things as the "Sidebar" and many other things which I'm assuming are being displayed in your "Preferences" section. The Board is designed so that members can customize it according to their individual needs/wants.

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Do you think something Kline has said is at variance with the Westminster Confession?

Probably several things could be mentioned, but I think most strikingly is the nature of the Sabbath. Kline holds and defends the position that the Sabbath is not binding presently upon all men, but is for only the covenant people of God. This stems from his understanding of the Law of Moses being an enshrinement of the moral law of God that reaches its fulfillment in the Law of Christ.
Thanks
jason

Kline has contributed some very good things in his studies. But unfortunately, I believe he has grievously erred in that he is inconsistent in his application of the moral law of God, in particular, in his view of the universal application of the Sabbath. It's one of those areas where you either accept ALL the Decalogue as God's moral law for all mankind or you reject ALL of it. It's simply indefensible to take a mediating position exegetically.

In His grace,