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1 | Labels? My church just goes by the Bible | 1 Cor 1:10 | John Reformed | 81567 | ||
Ed, Would you leave a church (even after you did all you could to defend sound doctrine) that fell into the hands of leaders who openly denied the Trinity? Do you deny that there are good reasons (as well as bad reasons) for splits? Were the protestants of the 15th century wrong when they split from the Roman Church? Does your denomination hold to doctrines which are not universally accepted among all christians? Do you agree with all the doctrines the AOG claims are sound? I do not intend to cause you any grief by my questions, I merely desire to show that no one is exempt from the realities of living in a fallen world. Along with the rest of creation we groan while waiting to see our adoption realized at the coming of our Lord. John |
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2 | Labels? My church just goes by the Bible | 1 Cor 1:10 | EdB | 81587 | ||
John Again I did not claim to have this problem solved. I was merely asking if the church being divided the way it is what Christ desired? And if not do we have any obligation to seek a solution or can we just walk away saying it is unsolvable? EdB |
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3 | Labels? My church just goes by the Bible | 1 Cor 1:10 | John Reformed | 81590 | ||
Ed, I can only answer your question from my own theological perspective. WCF Chapter III Of God's Eternal Decree I. God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; Scriptural Foundation: EPH 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who WORKETH ALL THINGS after the counsel of his own will. ROM 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! HEB 6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath. ROM 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. John |
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4 | Labels? My church just goes by the Bible | 1 Cor 1:10 | Norrie | 81629 | ||
What is WCF? | ||||||
5 | Labels? My church just goes by the Bible | 1 Cor 1:10 | Hank | 81637 | ||
Hi, Norrie. WCF is Westminster Confession of Faith. Wow! What a thread this is. I haven't read anything on the forum lately or posted anything, but this evening I happened upon this thread and decided to wade through it. My eyes got tired before I finished it [I assume it has an end somewhere :-)], and so I have stopped at your question about WCF. I've no pearls of wisdom to impart on the topic of unity in the church and among Christians. Man learned addition first (we assume) and did himself no apparent harm in practicing his newly developed skill. Likewise, when he learned subtraction and multiplication, he soon discovered their practical and beneficient uses. But when he learned the subtle skill of division, he did himself in. Man soon discovered that division, unlike the other three functions, has some terrible side effects -- separating man from man, and man from God. But then, unity is hardly a thing that mankind has really proved himself capable of. It might be said that Adam initially had a certain unity, albeit a lonely one. Then Eve stepped in. unity stepped out, and things have been rather disharmonious and hectic ever since :-) --Hank | ||||||