Jerry, I think he named names: > An article in the 6/99 Vanguard discusses this: Pax, Steve Jerry wrote: > DW, > > Is this your material, are you the author of it, .... or did you take > it from a web site without credit??? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* David Warner <mailto:dwarner@...> > *To:* PastorsforumAssociate Com <mailto:pastorsforum@...> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:15 PM > *Subject:* [PastorsForum] WHY NAME NAMES? > > *WHY NAME NAMES? > *Some say "criticize teachings, not the teachers," but we can't > always separate the two. An article in the 6/99 Vanguard discusses > this: > > 1. It is Biblical to name names. Paul did it positively to > commend ministries (1 Cor. 16, Phil. 2:25, Col. 4), and negatively > to warn against ministries (1Tim.1, 2 Tim. 4). John also was > specific (3 Jn. 9,10). > > 2. It is consistent to name names negatively if we are happy > about praising people positively (e.g., biographies of Luther, > Spurgeon, Wesley). Is it not equally just to speak as clearly > about men who are instrumental against God? And when we write, we > identify men not that you might hate them, but rather that you > might "beware" of them (2Tim. 4:15). > > 3. It is practical to name names. Sadly, people often follow > preachers [big name personalities] rather than preaching [and, > thus to warn such people, we must name names]. > > 4. It is historical to name names. Throughout church history, > men have not shrunk from clearly stating against whom they are > objecting, as well as against what. > But in our day, "not hurting people's feelings" often seems more > important than "speaking the truth in love." > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubs > cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubs > cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pastor Steven G. Rockhill Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church PO Box 88 Lisbon, NY 13658 315-393-9041 revrock@... http://lisbonrpc.port5.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++