Christian Unity what will it take?
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Can you give us some idea specifically what you're referring to? Those who deny the deity of Christ? Those with Gnostic heresy? Serpent Seed? The numerology guy?
I'm not being facetious or obtuse. I'm just not sure what you consider "kicking out the antichrist".
I'm not Trinitarian, and reject Triune baptism. I'm not Dispensationalist. I hold Calvinism and Arminianism to be a false dichotomy that isn't the actual issue. I reject Augustine's doctrine of Original Sin, but am NOT Pelagian in even the slightest measure. Man's spirit is not depraved. All these issues are constitutional misunderstandings of God and man.
I'm not being facetious or obtuse. I'm just not sure what you consider "kicking out the antichrist".
I'm not Trinitarian, and reject Triune baptism. I'm not Dispensationalist. I hold Calvinism and Arminianism to be a false dichotomy that isn't the actual issue. I reject Augustine's doctrine of Original Sin, but am NOT Pelagian in even the slightest measure. Man's spirit is not depraved. All these issues are constitutional misunderstandings of God and man.
ditto.
but i was called/constrained to do it.
never occured to me to "do it" myself.
talk about exponential growth. i hear that.
amazing experience. indescribable really. nothing really to do with not eating, though that was included.
but having experienced it as a direct call, i likely won't do it of my own volition.
who knows...maybe.
the weight loss was nice
but i was called/constrained to do it.
never occured to me to "do it" myself.
talk about exponential growth. i hear that.
amazing experience. indescribable really. nothing really to do with not eating, though that was included.
but having experienced it as a direct call, i likely won't do it of my own volition.
who knows...maybe.
the weight loss was nice
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Myself as an EO would affirm to say that it was only by the 7 Holy Ecumenical Councils that the Unity of the Faith has been established.
Through these councils, every insidious heresy was routed and destroyed through the knowledge of the Truth, by the Spirit of Truth. This only happened in the Eastern Orthodox Church once and for all.
These are the Councils: The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Studies in the Faith
First Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor, 325 A.D. - Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God.
Second Ecumenical Council - Constantinople, 381 A.D. - Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
Third Ecumenical Council - Ephesus, Asia Minor, 431A.D. - Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.
Fourth Ecumenical Council - Chalcedon, Asia Minor, 451A.D. - Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.
Fifth Ecumenical Council - Constantinople II, 553 A.D. - Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.
Sixth Ecumenical Council - Constantinople III, 680 A.D. - Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action.
Qinisext Council (Trullo) - Constantinople, 692 A.D. - Completed the 5th and 6th Ecumenical Councils
Seventh Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor, 787 A.D. - Affirmed the propriety of icons as genuine expressions of the Christian Faith.
Through these councils, every insidious heresy was routed and destroyed through the knowledge of the Truth, by the Spirit of Truth. This only happened in the Eastern Orthodox Church once and for all.
These are the Councils: The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross - Studies in the Faith
First Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor, 325 A.D. - Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God.
Second Ecumenical Council - Constantinople, 381 A.D. - Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
Third Ecumenical Council - Ephesus, Asia Minor, 431A.D. - Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.
Fourth Ecumenical Council - Chalcedon, Asia Minor, 451A.D. - Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.
Fifth Ecumenical Council - Constantinople II, 553 A.D. - Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.
Sixth Ecumenical Council - Constantinople III, 680 A.D. - Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action.
Qinisext Council (Trullo) - Constantinople, 692 A.D. - Completed the 5th and 6th Ecumenical Councils
Seventh Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor, 787 A.D. - Affirmed the propriety of icons as genuine expressions of the Christian Faith.
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What will bring unity? Persecution. severe Persecution. Suffering. Suffering IS the fellowship we belong to in the first place. Sufferign of JESUS. It is when we are in the midst of storm that we get to being humble and praying non stop. SURE there are some who do that in and out of presecution, but on a wide scale, TRUE unification of the faith will only come when EVERYONE is on there knees crying out to Jesus, and working to protect anyone and everyone that loves Jesus. Read revelation. I don't think there is ANY division in those saints, no matter what your escatological outlook is. Where there is PRIDE and idols in the heart, there will be division. And you cant really have Pride in persecution.
Now is the "TRUE" church unified today? absolutely not. i know many TRUE christians who are still deceived on somthings. I know they TRULY love Jesus, and are a part of his body(even if they aren't a fully functioning part yet), but they are JUST waking up, JUST comming out of Babylon. There are those who are pre-trib, that i KNOW love Jesus, and then those who love Jesus Just as much who are Post trib(that isnt a coment on which one is correct, only that there is still division among TRUE belivers). There are many, many other examples of divison INSIDE the true body. SO is the TRUE church unified? no. its not. We are childish, and argumentative, and in a type of spiritual entropy.
Thats the TRUE body. The TRUE body is STILL not getting un adulterated messeges from the HEAD, because they are still in the FLESH. the Carnal. And we still have Idols, weather we relise it or not. It is JESUS that will get them out if they truly belong to him, but it will be in suffering. Suffering in the flesh, and suffering in persecution.
Then, there will be unity. its begining. It is hapening in parts of the World, like parts of Asia, where there is EXTREAME persecution.
Now is the "TRUE" church unified today? absolutely not. i know many TRUE christians who are still deceived on somthings. I know they TRULY love Jesus, and are a part of his body(even if they aren't a fully functioning part yet), but they are JUST waking up, JUST comming out of Babylon. There are those who are pre-trib, that i KNOW love Jesus, and then those who love Jesus Just as much who are Post trib(that isnt a coment on which one is correct, only that there is still division among TRUE belivers). There are many, many other examples of divison INSIDE the true body. SO is the TRUE church unified? no. its not. We are childish, and argumentative, and in a type of spiritual entropy.
Thats the TRUE body. The TRUE body is STILL not getting un adulterated messeges from the HEAD, because they are still in the FLESH. the Carnal. And we still have Idols, weather we relise it or not. It is JESUS that will get them out if they truly belong to him, but it will be in suffering. Suffering in the flesh, and suffering in persecution.
Then, there will be unity. its begining. It is hapening in parts of the World, like parts of Asia, where there is EXTREAME persecution.