Both Objective and Subjective / Carson and Moo

Adrian Warnock has posted a Lloyd-Jones quote which stresses experience founded on doctrine.   Adrian is right to insist that we should be looking for experience that builds on solid doctrinal footings.

Agreeing with Adrian, we must value experience.  I grew up in circles where we were suspicious of any sort of experience.  We stressed the objective aspects of the faith but not subjective experience.  (Note the D.A. Carson quote below).  If someone had done something radical like raise their hands, they would have been shot.  Don’t get me wrong, the people were sweet.  They would have smiled while pulling the trigger - - but they would have pulled it none the less.