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You think that's bad?
Some guy once prophesied to me that when I was 26 years old I'd be posting on a Christian site where people spent most of their time learning how to get along with each other. That guy was definitely a heret...uh...er...I'll be right back. I've got to call that guy to see if he has tonight's winning lottery numbers.
haha.
So, how's everybody doing today?
Some guy once prophesied to me that when I was 26 years old I'd be posting on a Christian site where people spent most of their time learning how to get along with each other. That guy was definitely a heret...uh...er...I'll be right back. I've got to call that guy to see if he has tonight's winning lottery numbers.
haha.
So, how's everybody doing today?
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In other forums I've been on, you can get banned for saying things like,
"Oh come on now! You can't possibly believe that."
and
"I don't believe stories about homosexuals should be written for middle graders."
and
"A good place to study the curses God has included in the OT are..."
and
"But [name a person] just said, ...."
Truthfully? This is one of the first sites that don't go all ridiculous on the rules by trying to be so annoyingly PC, so I'd rather not upset the cart by starting to added in PCism as rules to this site.
"Oh come on now! You can't possibly believe that."
and
"I don't believe stories about homosexuals should be written for middle graders."
and
"A good place to study the curses God has included in the OT are..."
and
"But [name a person] just said, ...."
Truthfully? This is one of the first sites that don't go all ridiculous on the rules by trying to be so annoyingly PC, so I'd rather not upset the cart by starting to added in PCism as rules to this site.
Unity is about being in the Body of Christ, not about having one doctrinal sway or another.
That's why I posted Eph 4. Doctrinal unity is NOT the goal of the Church unity. Casting off unsure doctrines IS part of discipleship, but has nothing to do with unity.
There are many parts of the Body. This is in systems and organs and cells.
In your cell (your local body), there are many parts and roles for each part.
In this way, there are also parts for the other cells, and the collective organs, and systems of organs.
As long as we are in Christ, we are united.
The hand should not tell the foot how to hold things. The knee and the hip don't need to bend the same way.
Truth is concrete, but it is also multifaceted. It is not a one dimensional object. When we see doctrinal differences amount those that we know are in Christ, we must discern whether or not it is
a different vantage point of the same object,
or if it is error based on overreaching what is revealed in Scripture,
or denial of Truth to excuse a sin.
I disagree with dispensationalist about what is "revealed Truth", but I also view them as having a different vantage point of the same object. They see a different side of Grace and Redemptive History than what I see.
In this, we can maintain unity, through the bond of peace.
That's why I posted Eph 4. Doctrinal unity is NOT the goal of the Church unity. Casting off unsure doctrines IS part of discipleship, but has nothing to do with unity.
There are many parts of the Body. This is in systems and organs and cells.
In your cell (your local body), there are many parts and roles for each part.
In this way, there are also parts for the other cells, and the collective organs, and systems of organs.
As long as we are in Christ, we are united.
The hand should not tell the foot how to hold things. The knee and the hip don't need to bend the same way.
Truth is concrete, but it is also multifaceted. It is not a one dimensional object. When we see doctrinal differences amount those that we know are in Christ, we must discern whether or not it is
a different vantage point of the same object,
or if it is error based on overreaching what is revealed in Scripture,
or denial of Truth to excuse a sin.
I disagree with dispensationalist about what is "revealed Truth", but I also view them as having a different vantage point of the same object. They see a different side of Grace and Redemptive History than what I see.
In this, we can maintain unity, through the bond of peace.
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Want to know why Luther was upset? He went to Rome from guilt of his sin. He needed to talk to the pope, because he kept trying for penance (which isn't repent, a mistake St. Jerome made in the Latin Vulgate, but once discovered, has never been changed by the Catholic Church.) Instead of talking to the Pope he witnessed an orgy with cardinals and the pope participating in lavish luxury from the money raised by selling "indulgences." And they were selling indulgences because they bankrupted what Rome already collected in tithes. Even then, Luther never wanted to leave the Catholic Church. He studied the scripture, saw what it was really about, and tried to talk Rome into it too.
The first time Rome called him to the carpet was the Diet of Worms. ("Diet" is something like a gathering for judgement. "Worms" is a town in Germany so sounds like "Vorms.") Go read what happened.
If you don't know the history, how do you guess it's demon possession?
The first time Rome called him to the carpet was the Diet of Worms. ("Diet" is something like a gathering for judgement. "Worms" is a town in Germany so sounds like "Vorms.") Go read what happened.
If you don't know the history, how do you guess it's demon possession?
