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1 | Authorized name vs. Unauthorized? | Matt 16:18 | RAVEN | 52183 | ||
Hello Justme, You wrote,"I know what I believe and where I feel most represents my theology, and follows how I think biblically a church should be run." God through His inspired word,Proverbs 28 26He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered. Proverbs 14 12There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. You wrote, "Well I can tell you in Bolivia in September of 1983 if it were not for Southern Baptists many missionaries who depend on private denoations would have gone belly up!" That was a good thing and I am glad they were able to help. You ask would I like it if there were no denominations? You bet I would! Was the Church that Jesus said He would build a denomination. If you say it was then you will blaspheme. You better think this time before you answer. The church that Jesus said He would build was the true church, and its the only true church. It had a pattern to go by and gospel message that was to be preached and that was the death, burial and resurection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! The rest of the New Testament after the book of Acts tells Christians to be unified in to ONE FAITH! NOT MULTI-FAITHS! or MULTI-DOCTRINES! Ephesians 4 13till we all come to the UNITY OF THE FAITH and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; Proverbs 4 2For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. Romans 6 16Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, YET YOU OBEYED FROM THE HEART THAT FORM OF DOCTRINE TO WHICH YOU WERE DELIVERED. 18And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Romans 16 Avoid Divisive Persons 17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, CONTRARY TO THE DOCTRINE WHICH YOU LEARNED, and AVOID THEM. Galatians 1 Only One Gospel 6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7WHICH IS NOT ANOTHER; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. Ephesians 4 14that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every WIND OF DOCTRINE, by the TRICKERY OF MEN, in the CUNNING CRAFTINESS of DECEITFUL PLOTTING Now after reading these scriptures, which I doubt you did or do, if you want to talk about strong language than lets talk! Would it not have been better for those in Bolivia to hear a sermon like the ones above instead of this watered down stuff you hear in every denominational church all across the world! The bible is clear when it comes to denominations and divisions of the Gospel. Read it! and learn it! Raven |
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2 | Authorized name vs. Unauthorized? | Matt 16:18 | stjones | 52243 | ||
Raven; You have not attended every denominational church across the world (I doubt you've attended mine), so you do not know what is preached in them. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you know nothing about sermons preached in Bolivia in 1983. Your blanket condemnation of things you don't know about says much more about you than it does about the denominations you find so distasteful. Perhaps you could restrict your "strong talk" to things you actually know about. Sadly, I don't think I'd count the use of Scripture among them. You are very good at taking verses out of context and twisting them to your own purpose. In every one of these passages, Paul is writing about heresies that few modern denominations would think of embracing. He is not writing about denominations or the imagined evil of their existence and no linguistic trick can make it so. In my humble judgment, the prideful, narrow exclusivity you promote makes yours one of the most divisive voices on this forum. Satan must revel in your hateful assaults on the faith, character, and intelligence of people whom you should be welcoming as brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus dealt regularly with people who were judgmental, bound up in rules, angry, and insulting. They were called Pharisees. Instead of poring over the book of Acts and Paul's letters in search of passages that you can use to prove your arguments, perhaps you could spend some time in the Gospels and see what kind of people Jesus drew to himself. You might also discover that it was the ones who had all the answers and knew all the rules who crucified him. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones Privileged to be a member of a Presbyterian congregation that supports missionaries in Djibouti, Japan, Kenya, Russia, and Campus Crusade for Christ |
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3 | Authorized name vs. Unauthorized? | Matt 16:18 | BradK | 52251 | ||
Hi Steve and Forum, Well said and long overdue! Enough is Enough!!! This Forum is better served by uplifting, encouraging, and edifying dialouge. The apostle Paul spoke directly to this type of situation in Titus 3:9-11. (Reject a factious man after a first and second warning). Yours in Christ, BradK |
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4 | Authorized name vs. Unauthorized? | Matt 16:18 | stjones | 52257 | ||
Hi, BradK; You said "This Forum is better served by uplifting, encouraging, and edifying dialouge." I agree. You expressed in one sentence what I took several paragraphs to say. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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