5 Signs Your Church is Going Progressive
- Thread starter crossnote
- Start date
-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
Ahh! I can certainly "see" the Indians, swooping into Germany, and rescuing the Jews from EXTINCTION, with bows and arrows and spears! Can't you? Oh! That's right! You are not one that believes that the Jews, are the God of Israel's "chosen" people, are you?
Yanno, what really makes for an interesting "ponder point?" Before WWII even got really rolling, was that Hitler wrote letters to countries of anyone who would listen to him and asked, if they would take as refugees, ALL the Jews from Germany!
Not ONE country WOULD! Nope? Not even the United States!
Isn't it MYSTERIOUS INDEED, how the God and Father of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, can USE whole countries of people, "believers or not", in the "working HIS WILL!" EVEN Indians!
You, as well as others, tend to forget, or have come to (worse), in "living" willfully ignorant of the "Providence of God." Some simply call this fate!
The "problems" that arise from such a victory as that of WWII, are the leaders drunk on victory, are also quick in forgetting, who REALLY, IS IN CONTROL!
When the "man" goes A WHORRING after KNOWLEDGE, call it technology, today! And, think no more concerning the WICKEDNESS, then they do of a cigarette ash!
This VERY SAME "tragedy" that God faced after the "Garden of Eden" incident!
So, as you may well be able to see, or not? The "staying abreast" of God's "Plan of Salvation", moving forward in this present earth/heaven age timeline?
Is much like wearing ice skates, walking on the side of a razor thin ribbon, as it is blown about in the wind!
Yanno, what really makes for an interesting "ponder point?" Before WWII even got really rolling, was that Hitler wrote letters to countries of anyone who would listen to him and asked, if they would take as refugees, ALL the Jews from Germany!
Not ONE country WOULD! Nope? Not even the United States!
Isn't it MYSTERIOUS INDEED, how the God and Father of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, can USE whole countries of people, "believers or not", in the "working HIS WILL!" EVEN Indians!
You, as well as others, tend to forget, or have come to (worse), in "living" willfully ignorant of the "Providence of God." Some simply call this fate!
The "problems" that arise from such a victory as that of WWII, are the leaders drunk on victory, are also quick in forgetting, who REALLY, IS IN CONTROL!
When the "man" goes A WHORRING after KNOWLEDGE, call it technology, today! And, think no more concerning the WICKEDNESS, then they do of a cigarette ash!
This VERY SAME "tragedy" that God faced after the "Garden of Eden" incident!
So, as you may well be able to see, or not? The "staying abreast" of God's "Plan of Salvation", moving forward in this present earth/heaven age timeline?
Is much like wearing ice skates, walking on the side of a razor thin ribbon, as it is blown about in the wind!
Am reading about Martin Luther king Jr and how the civil rights movement only came to fruition through christians and what was called the social gospel because it applied not only to heaven but to how conduct our lives on earth. And Jesus does tell us his will be done in heaven as it is on earth...cos hes bringing heaven to earth!
So I dont necessarily agree with some that say the gospel is spiritual only and can never make a difference to life here and now, to govts, to legislation, in politics, and to society as a whole. I also dont agree that nature or creation is separate from the spiritual as well because we have a mandate to steward and look after Gods creation, so there is actually no justification for the toxic defilement and pollution of Gods green earth.
And because if we want to work together and be bound ie. married, that yoke must be EQUAL not unequal so am all for equality amongst men and women esp those who are married so that the husband doesnt treat his wife like a slave and rule her with an iron rod.
If thats progressive Christianity then yep..I'm progressive. One can be progressive if one truly reads the Bible and puts away the old wineskin and pours oneself into a new one.
So I dont necessarily agree with some that say the gospel is spiritual only and can never make a difference to life here and now, to govts, to legislation, in politics, and to society as a whole. I also dont agree that nature or creation is separate from the spiritual as well because we have a mandate to steward and look after Gods creation, so there is actually no justification for the toxic defilement and pollution of Gods green earth.
And because if we want to work together and be bound ie. married, that yoke must be EQUAL not unequal so am all for equality amongst men and women esp those who are married so that the husband doesnt treat his wife like a slave and rule her with an iron rod.
If thats progressive Christianity then yep..I'm progressive. One can be progressive if one truly reads the Bible and puts away the old wineskin and pours oneself into a new one.
Its interesting that the cults you speak of all originated in america. Theres a scourge of american bible based cults making its way around the world like JWs and mormonism and even wof Prosperity gospel.
However the new age movement is something else and is not even biblically based its origins are actually from hinduism, which is based on occultism and divination, which is abomination to God.
However the new age movement is something else and is not even biblically based its origins are actually from hinduism, which is based on occultism and divination, which is abomination to God.
Matthew 25 is concerning the Lord's second coming. It's audience is those in the tribulation before His coming.
Should we strive to do good? Absolutely! Should we take care of those things that's been entrusted to us? Absolutely!
Work towards equality? Not sure what is meant by that statement. My concern is helping disciple other believers and winning the lost to Christ.
Should we strive to do good? Absolutely! Should we take care of those things that's been entrusted to us? Absolutely!
Work towards equality? Not sure what is meant by that statement. My concern is helping disciple other believers and winning the lost to Christ.
Ah... so those verses imply salvation through works? No. They teach the same thing that James teaches regarding the work we are to do as believers. Feed the poor, visit the sick, remember those in prison... show love to the needy in practical ways. We as believers are called to more than just discipling and soul-winning.
kPlease do not bring Jesus to the level of politics or some philosophy. He teaches to help widows and orphans in their affliction, to give without looking , that is do not let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.
We are to practice hospitality, and help the stranger.
Then on the other hand we are to be good stweards of what He has given us, makinga profit. No, not money, wpiritual growth for the Body of Yesuia.
If you want to be political with Jesus, He is of the eternal Monachy, Kin forever. He is generous giving unto His very last drop of blood…...He was por so we could be rich. Our wealth is eternal and true riches.
We are to practice hospitality, and help the stranger.
Then on the other hand we are to be good stweards of what He has given us, makinga profit. No, not money, wpiritual growth for the Body of Yesuia.
If you want to be political with Jesus, He is of the eternal Monachy, Kin forever. He is generous giving unto His very last drop of blood…...He was por so we could be rich. Our wealth is eternal and true riches.