Who are the good examples?

[Ben1445]

In another thread, this statement was made.

errant Christians of the past (Owen, Calvin, Wesley, Finney, Moody)

And it got me thinking, who are the (mostly) inerrant Christians of the past?

Yes, Billy? Jesus?
Of course that’s the right answer.

And now that we have the only inerrant person on our list, how about the ones who you would say that you would follow as doctrinally sound followers of Christ? Examples such as Paul who fought a good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith?

 

[Ascetic X]

Nobody is perfect in all their doctrines.

Charles Finney is fantastic in most of his writings.

I also like Andrew Murray, John Wesley, Oswald Chambers, Charles Spurgeon, DL Moody, Erwin Lutzer, David Jeremiah, Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley.

Every Bible teacher has a few colossal errors that are sad and disappointing.

 

[Ben1445]

Nobody is perfect in all their doctrines.

Charles Finney is fantastic in most of his writings.

I also like Andrew Murray, John Wesley, Oswald Chambers, Charles Spurgeon, DL Moody, Erwin Lutzer, David Jeremiah, Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley.

Every Bible teacher has a few colossal errors that are sad and disappointing.

Would you mind taking the time to point out the colossal errors of each?

 

[Ascetic X]

Would you mind taking the time to point out the colossal errors of each?

What I consider a colossal error might not be perceived as such by other Christians.

Believing in divine healing and opposition to war are aspects that are important to me.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

What I consider a colossal error might not be perceived as such by other Christians.

Believing in divine healing and opposition to war are aspects that are important to me.

I am not quite clear whether you are opposed or in favour of divine healing and opposition to war.
But Spurgeon wrote:

In another thread, this statement was made.



And it got me thinking, who are the (mostly) inerrant Christians of the past?

Yes, Billy? Jesus?
Of course that’s the right answer.

And now that we have the only inerrant person on our list, how about the ones who you would say that you would follow as doctrinally sound followers of Christ? Examples such as Paul who fought a good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith?

“To see a soldier a Christian is a joy; to see a Christian a soldier is another matter. We may not judge another man, but we may discourage thoughtless inclinations in the young and ignorant. A sweeping condemnation would arouse antagonism, and possibly provoke the very spirit we would allay, while quiet and holy influence may sober and overcome misdirected tendencies.”

 

[Ascetic X]

I am not quite clear whether you are opposed or in favour of divine healing and opposition to war.
But Spurgeon wrote:


“To see a soldier a Christian is a joy; to see a Christian a soldier is another matter. We may not judge another man, but we may discourage thoughtless inclinations in the young and ignorant. A sweeping condemnation would arouse antagonism, and possibly provoke the very spirit we would allay, while quiet and holy influence may sober and overcome misdirected tendencies.”

I am in favor of divine healing. I am opposed to war.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

@Ben1445,
The examples that will be given are likely to be of 'famous Christians,' but it is in the smaller churches that there are many examples of selfless service. The pastor of my church has recently retired. He does not frequent this board so he will not know if I puff him up a little.
He was Deputy Head Master at a large and prestigious English school, with every likelihood of advancing further, but He felt to call to ministry, studied remotely for several years and came, after a short while, to my church. The congregation at the time was tiny and elderly. We could not offer him a full-time stipend, but he still came. When he came into his pension from his teaching years, he gave up his stipend altogether so that we could save for his successor. By his faithful and diligent ministry he has left a congregation between four and five times the size that it was when he arrived. As his sole fellow-elder for several years I had the opportunity of observing him close up and I have nothing but admiration for him. He and I are now preparing to head up a church plant in a neighbouring town.


One of the earliest books written in English is The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written around 1375. I had the privilege of studying part of it at school almost 60 years ago. Few students today get to read it. They miss out.
Chaucer excoriates many of the church officials, monks and friars of his day. But one person he praises sincerely: the ‘Povre Persoun of a toun.’ This parson preached the Gospel of Christ diligently, did not extract his tithe from the poor, was diligent to visit his flock in all weathers. Nor did he follow the examples of some of his contemporaries by abandoning his post to run off to London is search of a cushy church post. The poem is written in 'Middle English' and the spelling is even worse than @JonC's. I hope that folk can decipher it:

‘He sette nat his benefice to hyre
And leet his sheep encombred in the myre
And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules
To seken hym a chaunterie for soules
….But Cristes loore and his apostles twelve
He taughte, but first he folwed it hymselve.’