We are going back into our discussion on part two of infant baptism.

This is session number 10 in Welcome to Reform Theology.

And we have gone through so many topics at this point.

The last two topics that we're going to be touching on really have to do with ecclesiology.

So we're going to talk about what is a presbytery, what is a presbyterian church government,

and how does it relate with each of us in church discipline, in submission, in authority,

where are the limits of that authority, and what are the rights of members, in submission, in authority, where are the limits of that authority?

And what are the rights of members, et cetera, et cetera, under a reform model?

How do we get the biblical basis for those things?

And so I'm excited to have that conversation.

But today is going to be a shorter message part two.

Last week, we explored why it's both acceptable and reasonable to embrace complex

doctrines without having full comprehension or grasping every detail of those particular doctrines.

We discussed the responsibility of deep theological comprehension really lays upon the pastors,

not the members. Yes, we want to know as much as we have time to know. But the reason you give

is to actually financially support those men who get the time to understand those doctrines so that they can educate you,

train you, edify you, strengthen you in those truths. So essentially, I am gifted and paid

by the congregation to spend that time in prayer, in study, in

systematics, in seminary, whatever it may be. So, you know, as one of my old professors

would say, go get the gold out of the mountains and bring it to the people. That's your job

as a pastor is to go. What I deliver here is like 10% of what I studied on this particular topic.

It's the best that I could pull out in my study time.

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