Subject: Is there middle ground? |
Bible Note: Greetings in the name of Jesus! Friend, with all due respect and love in Christ I say this, you are proclaiming that you are right and they are wrong. You are stating that sound doctrine equals, or at least includes High Theology, a.k.a. salvation theory. I find that your version of sound doctrine contains a good deal of assumption and conjecture, and has no practical use or application. It is a hobby. I'm sorry if you disagree with that, but when you can prove to me from the Bible that this bent changes your salvation experience or your walk with Christ, then I will consider one label or another. "God so loved the world..." I believe this without having to defend the word 'world.' "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined... Who will bring a charge against God's elect?" I don't need to be a scholar to believe these words mean what they say. Because I trust God, I see no contradiction, nor do I see any reason to build upon either one of these "ideas" a theory that denies the other. It doesn't matter in my life, in my walk, in my preaching, in my fellowship, or even in my private musings. "As a man thinks, so he is..."? Is this somewhere in the Bible? (I already know that it is not! :-)) This is human philosophy. Been there, done that. "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise." 1 Corinthians 3:18 NASB. After saying all that, I guess that I have 'said my peace.' (piece? :-)) I have tried to explain that I do not believe there is a 'middle road,' only a narrow one to be close to Jesus. I do not deny thought, only impractical thought. That this grates on you is obvious, possibly even more than a 'good debate' with a Calvinist! If half of the 'High Thinkers' are wrong, what of the 'Low Thinkers' like me? Are we even more wrong? :-) I guess there are a lot of wrong people, and few right ones, as I don't know if many saints would meet the criteria of 'sound doctrine.' My 'to the death (end)' comment meant to the judgement seat of Christ, or final reward. :-) Blessings, Tim and audience! :-) In Christ Jesus, charis |