Contrary to contemporary wisdom, the Bible teaches that one cannot yield to the authority of the Word without submitting to the authority of the church.

— John Muether (b. 1957), Kirchenhistoriker, Professor für Kirchengeschichte und Bibliotheksdekan

Topics: Church & Congregation, The Bible & the Word of God

Occasions: For Reflection

John Muether

John R. Muether (* 1957) ist ein US-amerikanischer Kirchenhistoriker, Bibliotheksdekan am Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando und amtlicher Historiker der Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Er steht für einen strikt an den Westminster-Bekenntnissen orientierten Calvinismus, verfasste die Biografie des Apologeten Cornelius Van Til und grenzt historische reformierte Gottesdienstformen kritisch vom breiten Evangelikalismus ab. Für Bibelleser vermitteln seine Arbeiten ein Verständnis für die presbyterianische Theologiegeschichte und die Rolle konfessioneller Bekenntnisse bei der Schriftauslegung.

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