6 values of studying Church history:
1. Corrective--shows us remedies for doctrinal and ecclesiastical issues
2. Cautionary--shows us dangers of trends, fads, and ideologies
3. Illustrative--for sermons
4. Explanatory of the present and how we got here--we stand on the shoulders of the theologians of the past
5. Encouraging and motivational--Christians in the past have stood, often seemingly alone, and done great things for God, and so can we
6. Liberative--frees men from the bondage of ignorant traditionalism and uninformed exclusivism
from Dr. Ed Panosian
Posted by apelles at July 3, 2003 04:05 PMChurch history has this way of making you feel like less than a drop in a puddle. Penosian rules.
Posted by: Evan at July 5, 2003 08:52 AM