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1 | New Ideas? | 2 Cor 11:4 | Victor529 | 156470 | ||
There are many different interpretations of the Bible among well meaning Christians. That is the primary reasons why there are so many different denominations: doctrine. What I mean by adverse to "new ideas" is when a man is inducted into a certain denomination he is not capable of ever adjusting his theological outlook. A challenge to his biblical interpretations is perceived as an attack on the views of the biblical authors and God. What a man hears first in his own denomination should not necessarily be his fixed theology for life, nor is it guaranteed to be correct. When I was at Bible College my denomination held to believers baptism, i.e infant baptism was seen as unbiblical. Fair enough. After studying at college I was able to fully articulate the case for both sides, and to know the strengths and weaknesses of each side's argument. I am particularly frustrated that 'certain people' are so closed-minded, only their doctrine is "sound", other views are wrong. No argument, no biblical texts will sway them. They heard it right first time in their first denomination. You write: 'We mold our theology around Gods Word that means we conform our believing to to His Word...' but do you? If I argued for baptismal regeneration and cite Acts 2:38 as teaching 'our sins are washed away in the baptismal tank' watch how scripture is made to conform to the pre-existing theology of my antagonist. The best case in the world can be made and yet no one ever seems capable of adjusting their positions an iota. Now, I appreciate that the NASB is a Bible produced by conservative evangelicals for a specific readership and most people here would be within a fairly small segment of the theological spectrum. However, I am not seeing any of the veterans here giving an inch, or learning anything new. |
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2 | New Ideas? | 2 Cor 11:4 | Morant61 | 156513 | ||
Greetings Victor! As one of the 'veterans' on this forum, may I respond to your points? There is such a thing a being 'too open minded' so that one becomes 'wishy washy' (theological jargon for 'unstable')! :-) I believe what I believe because I have studied these issues for many years. I have been a Christian for about 35 years now. I have been involved in higher education (liberal arts) for about 7 to 8 years. There aren't many theological positions that I have heard and examined at one point or another. My views have evolved over the years and grown in depth. As with me, most of the 'veterans' on this site have been Christians for many years and have developed their theologies over many years. If you would give us a chance, you would find that we are able to dialogue with those who hold different positions than we do. But, don't expect us to simply drop what we have learned over the course of many years because someone else thinks 'their' view is better or more biblical. :-) You seem to be making many ungrounded assumptions about people whom you know nothing about. You don't know how my theology has evolved. You don't how much time and effort I put into studying the history of theology. Let's lay aside the labels and get on with studying God's Word. :) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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