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Originally Posted by Esaias
Because words mean something.
God's thoughts are expressed by his words.
His words are perfect.
Historically, when Christians began using unscriptural terminology, the result was trinitarianism, Arianism, and a whole host of other isms. Servetus pointed out the bible knows no such things as the 'theological terminology of the Scholastics and Doctors of divinity' who were the constant unending source of heresies and schisms.
Shall we call 'justification' by a different, unbiblical term? A term that taken at face value is opposite to the biblical meaning of justification? Shall we take a term that means one thing, and apply it to justification (which the term does not mean), and say 'well, who cares?'
Does it matter what is said in baptism?
Do words mean anything anymore?
Or is it all lost in a slough of relativism?
Why should we call sin SIN? Should we be happy and content to speak about 'homosexuals' or 'gays' instead of sodomites? Shall we call it 'shacking up' or 'living together' and refuse to call it fornication?
We should call Bible things by Bible names, meaning, we should hold fast the FORM OF SOUND WORDS delivered to us by the apostles and prophets.
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Words mean something does not mean we have to ONLY use the words the bible uses.
Is God upset if I call a Homosexual "gay" or "a sodomite" or "Homosexual"?
Why can't I call fornication "Shacking up" or "unlawful sexual intercourse"? Does the bible say it's a sin to not use words specifically in the bible or for that matter just one particular translation of the bible?
Your last statement is a repeat of your assertion but I see no biblical evidence we have to only use words found in the bible and in particular one specific Translation.
The bible never speaks of "sound words", it speaks of "sound doctrine"
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