"Isms"

[Gideon300]

Some Christians seem compelled to put God in a box. They do this by putting believers into a category. You are Pentecostal, Evangelical, Charismatic, Dispensational, KJV only, OSAS or some other category that people use to define you. And too often, to argue with you. I detest being pigeonholed.

Brethren, we do well to have the ability to agree to disagree. We need the unity of faith and knowledge of Jesus (Ephesians 4:13). God's blessing of life forever more is found when brethren dwell in unity. (Psalm 133).

How about we learn to agree to disagree on some issues? Most disagreements have little or nothing to do with salvation. It is the job of the Holy Spirit to lead us into truth. The Holy Spirit works through believers. Obviously some Christians have opinions not revealed by the Holy Spirit. We do need to hold fast to what is good, but we do not need to attack other believers as if they were enemies.

 

[Seeker47]

By it's very nature Christian Church doctrine builds walls between believers. I'm not talking about the basics like the nature of the Father or the identify of the Son, but the church doctrines; "proper" baptism, the Holy Eucharist, days, times and places of worship, "valid" prayer, acceptable Bible versions, church membership etc.

A wise man once told me that the church builds barriers while The Father builds parameters.