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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Hank | 6622 | ||
Does "to be of the same mind" mean that Christians must agree on everything? | ||||||
2 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Lionstrong | 6675 | ||
The notion of secondary issues was brought up. Yes, we need not be divided over secondary issues either, but seek agreement. But the difficulty,of course, is what are the secondary issues? Can we agree on what they really are? Who's to decide what's essential or secondary? Is " the everlasting felicity of the redeemed" essential, or is free will secondary? Just as there are "weightier matters of the law" (Mat 23:23) there are secondary issues of doctrine. .......................................................................................................................................And agreement on what is secondary or trivial is also something we should seek. | ||||||
3 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | kalos | 6680 | ||
Secondary issues are those which are not included in the essentials of the Christian faith, which I just got finished listing and upon which evangelical Christians generally agree. If there were no agreement among evangelicals as to what doctrines constitute the essential doctrines of the Bible, then we would be without a definition (let's not get started on that word) of what evangelical means. What is essential to the historic, biblical Christian faith has already been decided. It was decided a long time ago. Are the doctrines of the joys of heaven and the torments of hell essential? If you have to ask that, then perhaps you are something other than an evangelical Christian (such as either fundamentalist or reformed or orthodox or Catholic -- not that there's anything wrong with that, if that's your preference.) Is Arminianism (freewill) a secondary issue? Someone with more in-depth knowledge of the Bible than you and I put together has already stated that evangelical Christianity does not consider either Calvinism or Arminianism to be among the fundamentals or essentials of the Christian faith. But of course, I am appealing to reason, logic, common sense and Scripture, none of which seem to carry any weight with you, going by your past questions and answers. If I think of an explanation you can identify with, i.e. a long, rambling, incoherent, nonsensical harangue with no particular point to it, then I will share it with you. And I never used the word "trivial", thank you. I said "secondary", not trivial. May you continue to enjoy the bliss that is yours. |
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4 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Lionstrong | 6683 | ||
Oou! Aren't we touchy! But I think you make my point. | ||||||
5 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | kalos | 6685 | ||
How did I make your point when I disagreed with everything you said? Also, how can I make your point if you don't have one? Yes, I get a little touchy when someone, such as you, plays little word games for their own amusement with the sacred and imperishable Word of God. | ||||||
6 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Lionstrong | 6692 | ||
Well!.....Claiming righteous indignation, are we? That's commendable!.............We disagree in this trivial matter, which one more thing we need to come to one mind about. | ||||||