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1 | agreeing with chuch | 1 Tim 4:16 | Alachi | 218819 | ||
How important is it to agree with our church? | ||||||
2 | agreeing with chuch | 1 Tim 4:16 | BradK | 218820 | ||
Hello Alaci, Welcome to the Forum! Since your question is general- and I don't know specifics- I can only comment generally:-) I would say, it's important- even crucial- that we agree on the Essentials of the Faith: The Diety of Christ, the Authority of Scripture, Salvation by grace through faith, etc. I would assume your church is Orthodox and holds these beliefs? So, in essentials unity (Eph. 4:3-6); In non-essentials, such as manner and frequency of Communion, Baptism, the perpetuity of Sign gifts, etc. there's room for grace.(Rom. 14:1) When I started attending my present church, there were some areas with which I disagreed. I met with my pastor and he said something very simple, yet profound, "Brad, I'm the senior Pastor and there are things I disagree with!". I thought, "hmmm... good point". I'm still fellowowshipping there and teaching some 13-plus years later! So, I truly believe it's not that we disagree- as long as it's not over essentials- but how we learn to agree to disagree over the non-essentials! These can be huge stumbling blocks... Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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