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wmscott
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Thanks JonHi wmscott,
Never known you to be inflammatory.
I’m going to link to James Swan’s blog, as it has a very good article about the issue of Luther and the canon.
For Luther and the Lutheran reformers, they took the few, held by many others befoer them, that the dueteros were not at the same level as the rest of scripture, that they were good and valuable to read and study, but probably should not be used to set doctrine. And I think that was their distinction, not that they be thrown out, but be wary of using them as doctrine. The D-C’s are referenced in the Lutheran Confessions, and the Lutheran reformers often read and taught from them in sermons.
Since you’ve read what I think about this before, you know that I, for one, am not convinced that the Lutheran Church is completely right about the D-C’s, and I certainly believe Bibles used by Lutherans ought to have them, as is the practice in Europe.
As for Romans 3:28, after his usual hyperbole, he explains the need for allein in the German, to express the intent of Paul. And it is interesting to note that no English translation that I’m aware of has “alone” in the verse.
ntrmin.org/Luther%20and%20the%20canon%202.htm
Jon
