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1 | Man or man? | Mark | EdB | 141517 | ||
lionheart Well said! Unfortunately many refuse to do this and thus become the loggerheads of discussions. It seems human nature causes each of us at one time or another to fixate on a point, principal, teaching, prejudice or bias that we have acquired and blinds us to all other points of view. We become very dogmatic and unmoving refusing to even consider another point of view. In effect our minds are closed on that subject. We all have been guilty of this and it has lead to some interesting threads on this forum. As a way to counteract this trait of human nature Im trying to force myself to consider all opinions when I find a subject I normally take a dogmatic stance on. It is a very hard thing to open a mind that is closed. EdB |
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2 | Man or man? | Mark | lionheart | 141554 | ||
EdB,thanx brother I absolutely agree with you on this one. I,m not without fault myself. But I'm learnig more every day how destructive personal bias and opinion can be to our study of Gods Word and our walk with him.Thats why I have to make the extra effort to gaurd my heart.I know how opoinionated I can be. When I get that way I lose and so does anyone I'm trying to reach. Jesus says in Mtt12:25 Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand. I remember the pastor of the church I grew up in would pray for God to take his flesh out of the equation before he would bring the message. Think God might be trying to tell us something in Mtt 12:25. Personal bias and opinion have no place in the study of Gods Word. 1 Pt 1:20,21. Gods Word Speaks for itself. If we go into things with this attitude of heart we will find the answers we're looking for and more than likely they will be the right ones. If we apply these principles to our daily study and walk with God. I highly recomend That we take a good look at Romans 14. Paul does an outstanding job of explaining what to do with disputable matters, ie. Opinions personal bias ect. Guys we can be unified,we really can. Thanx for your input brother. your brother in Christ, lionheart |
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3 | Man or man? | Mark | kalos | 141559 | ||
Passing Judgment on Disputable Matters.. ...(see Romans 14:1). Lionheart: If we take a good look at Romans 14, we will plainly see examples of what kinds of things are considered disuputable matters. Whether to regard one day as special and whether to eat meat or not to eat it -- these are examples of disputable matters. However the Bible doctrines of God, Christ, man, salvation, etc. -- these are NOT disputable matters. Grace to you, Kalos |
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4 | Man or man? | Mark | lionheart | 141562 | ||
Exactly brother, and that is why we gotta let Gods Word speak for itself because it does and will every time. I know I'm sounding like a broken record here,with human nature being what it is though we can take the clearest of Bible doctrines and make disputable matters out of them. God wants us all on the same page. God would not call us do anything that he wont enable us to do. Thanx much. Your Brother in Christ, lionheart |
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