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1 | Are We rightly Dividing the Word? | 2 Tim 2:15 | Hank | 101668 | ||
shalor - The obvious answer to your good question, "Are we rightly dividing the word?" is no. How else can one account for the splintered sectarianism that comprises what is called Christianity today? Each faction claims to be right, and a number of them claim to be exclusively right. The Scriptures acknowledge but one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one church, the body of Christ. Scripture clearly speaks to the reality of divisions. Jesus speaks of wolves in sheep's clothing; the epistles are rife with warnings about false teachers. Even so, new sects, new cults, new splinters from old communions spring up with alarming frequency. There seems to be no end to the isms man can invent, no limit to his ability to find an isolated passage of Scripture that he can twist and mold to fit his every doctrinal aberration. Or lacking any scriptural proof with which to give his doctrine the gloss of authenticity, he can always fall back on that darling of false prophets, special revelation from God. Yes, I'm quite convinced that we are not rightly dividing the word of God. But I'm ill prepared to offer a cure-all for the scourge of the pandemic disease of denominationalism. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Are We rightly Dividing the Word? | 2 Tim 2:15 | John Reformed | 101740 | ||
Hi Hank, Let's not forget that not all splits are bad. My own denomination (PCA) split because of the liberalism that was spreading through the leadership. John |
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3 | Are We rightly Dividing the Word? | 2 Tim 2:15 | Hank | 101743 | ||
John - True enough, not all splits are in themselves bad. Some, in fact, are necessary. But the underlying cause of the splits, e.g., liberalism, apostasy, doctrinal, etc. is usually very bad. By the way, it looks as though splits within PCUSA may be forhthcoming, and it doesn't look any too promising for the Episcopal Church either. More splits, more splinters -- is there no end? Your brother in Christ, --Hank | ||||||