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Originally Posted by OBW
That does not make it wrong. But it raises the question of its importance. Is it important that the "orthodox" view of these extra-biblical declarations be correct or that we hold to them? Even if they are ultimately spot-on (as we could learn in the age to come), the fact that it was not discussed for us in scripture seems to indicate that all we need to know and trust (have faith in) is what was spelled-out. Are we fooling ourselves to think otherwise? Is claiming to know something that is not clearly knowable much different than thinking that saying it better makes your experience better? And more acceptable to God? I've been told that is so by some of the LRC faithful.
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Well, again, overall that's a matter of induction not deduction. There is no right or wrong answer for every case.
Some things we see as important that the Bible doesn't spell out quite as clearly as we'd like, or even seems to contradict itself, like the matter of eternal security. I happen to think the Bible is clear enough that security is secure, but some disagree. Does that mean the matter is not important?
Then there is the whole question of why the Bible seems to suggest certain things that it does make as clear as we'd like.
But in general I think it's sound that we should focus on the things the Bible makes clear and not the things we think we can see if we squint. But another extreme is to completely ignore the things that aren't clear to us.