Scenario: A person reasons that because angels record his deeds, the angels rather than he must bear responsibility for them.
Governing principle: The recording angels preserve the record of deeds; the human actor remains responsible for what he acquires and does.
Sound application: Recording an act and performing the act are distinct relations that must not be conflated.
Limit of the conclusion: The details of angelic functions should remain within what established revelation supports.
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Creed Casebook: Claims, Principles and Sound Judgments
Scenario: A person reasons that because angels record his deeds, the angels rather than he must bear responsibility for them.
Governing principle: The recording angels preserve the record of deeds; the human actor remains responsible for what he acquires and does.
Sound application: Recording an act and performing the act are distinct relations that must not be conflated.
Limit of the conclusion: The details of angelic functions should remain within what established revelation supports.