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Vision and Purpose Statement of the DEAD THEOLOGIANS SOCIETY

The vision for the Dead Theologians Society is to declare and cultivate the historic Reformed faith in southeastern Idaho through regular conferences, a newsletter, and Society meetings

The purpose for the Dead Theologian Society is fourfold:

1. Above all, we purpose to know, glorify, and worship the Triune Sovereign of the universe. We acknowledge with The Reformers that Christianity is a God-centered religion. After a period of time among us, one should come away with a deeper understanding of and a closer walk with God, being stimulated to glorify Him in word, deed, and humbled to bow the knee in reverent and holy worship.

2. Secondly, we purpose to nurture Reformed thought within the spectrum of historic Protestant confessions. These instruments have served the Church as a kind of doctrinal shorthand for the essential doctrines of the Bible. Confessions like The Belgic Confession or The Westminster Confession do not claim to exhaust the teaching of Scripture nor stand above it in authority; in fact, they manifestly remain under the authority of Scripture, being tested and retested by each generation as it compares confessional doctrines with the Bible. In this way they have proved themselves as worthy teaching tools and eloquent summaries of doctrine around which men and women of faith can fellowship. This is a powerful corrective to the doctrinal drift experienced by the modern evangelical church as it repeats cliches like "No creed but Christ!" or "Doctrine only divides!" On the contrary, we feel that confessions unite us and exalt Christ as they reflect his gospel.

3. Thirdly, we purpose to provide a fellowship committed to biblical integrity . Liberalism's denial of the Bible's authority on one side and Evangelicalism's tendency to diminish large parts of the Bible on the other side (e.g., Dispensationalism's treatment of the Old Testament) has undermined its efficacy in the life of the average believer. We acknowledge that the Reformed tradition has put sola scriptura as a foremost tenet of its raison d'etre (reason for being) and has taught it to people from the beginning. We wish to join with them in affirming the centrality of the Bible in the life of the Christian.

4. Fourthly, we purpose to nurture biblical, doctrinal, and theological education for the Christian community of southeastern Idaho. We hope to stimulate interest and hone skills in thinking theologically and biblically. The Christian faith did not leapfrog to us in the 20th century from the 1st; there has been a slight intervention of some 1900 plus years through which it has passed in the lives of men and women who have thought about it, written about it, lived it, and died for it. Though these laymen and theologians may be dead, their ideas and spirit live on. We would be fools to ignore our heritage. Believers must be equipped to think theologically and biblically and we hope to do our part in this task for southeastern Idaho

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