Richard, what's the matter? People have willingly abandoned their own purposes, some even to death, for the sake of Christ Jesus. Don't let petty disagreements with other people be such a snare to you. Seriously, there's no private interpretation of God's Word that would result in such disharmony. You and I and everyone here are missing out on the fruit of the spirit by engaging in such foolish, useless squabbles. I'm saying "we", not any one particular person.
My friend, Jim Minker just wrote yesterday:
In Christ, we have been set free from the bondage of the mind that is ever seeking but never finding, the mind that thrives on the thrill of discovering what others don’t know. In Christ, we have not been delivered into a new hierarchy with the better levels kept hidden from others; rather, in Him, we have all been set free so that we might know that which is hidden from the mind that despises such equality.
Truthfully, if we can't continue a peaceful conversation in here, we should all just opt out of this thread. Doesn't that make sense? The worst thing for the lost world to see is bickering Christians who can't even have a simple discussion. May Jesus Christ be glorified in our surrendering our useless argument to Him. Ya know?
My friend, Jim Minker just wrote yesterday:
In Christ, we have been set free from the bondage of the mind that is ever seeking but never finding, the mind that thrives on the thrill of discovering what others don’t know. In Christ, we have not been delivered into a new hierarchy with the better levels kept hidden from others; rather, in Him, we have all been set free so that we might know that which is hidden from the mind that despises such equality.
Truthfully, if we can't continue a peaceful conversation in here, we should all just opt out of this thread. Doesn't that make sense? The worst thing for the lost world to see is bickering Christians who can't even have a simple discussion. May Jesus Christ be glorified in our surrendering our useless argument to Him. Ya know?