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i agree here crossnote.
it's not a beef so much as what it became for me, in the long haul..... God's Sovereignty became a little like a furnace for me.
it was getting kinda hot in there if you know what i mean.
naturally that's one of His Attributes.
what i like about my/our denom is the focus is a little more on another of His Attributes - The Merciful God.
but you knew that
i really have no beef with calvinists as brothers and sisters.
not so far. not as a denom.
z
it's not a beef so much as what it became for me, in the long haul..... God's Sovereignty became a little like a furnace for me.
it was getting kinda hot in there if you know what i mean.
naturally that's one of His Attributes.
what i like about my/our denom is the focus is a little more on another of His Attributes - The Merciful God.
but you knew that
i really have no beef with calvinists as brothers and sisters.
not so far. not as a denom.
z
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Im not sure any synergists would ever not believe that saying of the Lord "without me you can do nothing"
Nor have a hard time at all with any parts of the bible, especially those of His sovereignty. Or that
The Word and the Spirit and the Father dont all work to bring one to salvation. And that alone a man
can do nothing.
Nor have a hard time at all with any parts of the bible, especially those of His sovereignty. Or that
The Word and the Spirit and the Father dont all work to bring one to salvation. And that alone a man
can do nothing.
Hey EG. You're right. As we grow in knowledge and our walk with Christ, we grow in discernment. I have had to reevaluate a lot of my beliefs, many of which were "traditional", in light of new discernment of the Word of God. There are some of my older postings that if someone brought them up, I would have to refute them. We must be willing to learn in humility, from God's Word, and from each other, while all the while trusting that Jesus will not let us go astray.
sorry...i don't think i properly addressed yer point.
i do get it though.
Jesus is the center of every single thing Lutherans talk about and hear about, it's all that comes from the pulpit.
our anyways....mine locally.
kinda looking for Him in e-e-e-e-e-everything.
and wouldn't ya know it?
there He is!
i do get it though.
Jesus is the center of every single thing Lutherans talk about and hear about, it's all that comes from the pulpit.
our anyways....mine locally.
kinda looking for Him in e-e-e-e-e-everything.
and wouldn't ya know it?
there He is!
E
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I would love to like this post. But since I have no clue what a synergist believes, I would be setting myself up..lol
Although coming from you., I prolly do agree
Although coming from you., I prolly do agree
1 cor 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Theres a cliche that says:
Without Him we cant
Without us He wont
A synergists just believes that man cooperates with God in salvation.
How much? Noone knows. It just appears the teaching is present in both
scripture and human experience.
E
Thats what I don't like about some words.
If my father gives me a gift and I take it, I did not co-operate with him in whatever it was he gave me, I just took it..If I say no thinks da. I did not co-operate in not getting it, I just said no..
So I guess I would not be a synergist or monergist. Like I am not a calvanist or an arminian..lol
Those passages speak of God people laboring with him after they are saved to do his work.. Thus post salvation stuff..
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Synergy is the cooperation of multiple elements to produce a result greater than the sum of their individual effects. The term synergy comes from the Greek word synergia συνεργία from synergos,συνεργός, meaning "working together".[SUP][1][/SUP]
If used in a business application, synergy means that teamwork will produce an overall better result than if each person within the group were working toward the same goal individually. However, the concept of group cohesion needs to be considered. Group cohesion is that property that is inferred from the number and strength of mutual positive attitudes among members of the group. As the group becomes more cohesive, its functioning is affected in a number of ways. First, the interactions and communication between members increase. Common goals, interests and small size all contribute to this. In addition, group member satisfaction increases as the group provides friendship and support against outside threats.[SUP][5]
Church works like this in a way[/SUP]
If used in a business application, synergy means that teamwork will produce an overall better result than if each person within the group were working toward the same goal individually. However, the concept of group cohesion needs to be considered. Group cohesion is that property that is inferred from the number and strength of mutual positive attitudes among members of the group. As the group becomes more cohesive, its functioning is affected in a number of ways. First, the interactions and communication between members increase. Common goals, interests and small size all contribute to this. In addition, group member satisfaction increases as the group provides friendship and support against outside threats.[SUP][5]
Church works like this in a way[/SUP]