In July I wrote about my participation in an effort to amend the doctrinal basis of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). Just yesterday, the Baptist Press wrote a little story about the proposal, and you can read it here: “Profs seek change in ETS statement.”
I was happy to read the endorsement given by Dr. David Dockery, the President of Union University:
“I commend . . . efforts to provide a more full-orbed confession for the Evangelical Theological Society. When the society was formed, there was an assumption that a commitment to inerrancy brought with it a commitment to other orthodox and evangelical doctrinal distinctives. But that may not be the case anymore. [The amendment] will help safeguard the mission of the society in the 21st century.”
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Sue
Denny,
I have responded here to the ETS statement. I feel that “equal in power” needs clarification, given that Jesus is no longer “equal in authority” to God.
Would you care to comment? I feel that confusion is growing regarding the equality of Christ to God, as a consequence of your recent book, and documents by Bruce Ware.
Sue
Maybe the ETS document should simply clarify and say that Christ is “equal in power” and “unequal in authority”. However, I can’t find lexical support for this differentiation in English.