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NASB | Isaiah 41:19 "I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 41:19 "I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia, the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress, |
Subject: Many different trees in one forest? |
Bible Note: mommapbs The really sad thing was at one time the church did move in harmony. Oh there were people that tried to seize control or had political aspirations, but the church itself moved in one direction and nearly effected the whole world. Today we have churches going in any and all directions determined by how they interpret Scriptures. We have people calling others pagans because they are Baptist and the other Methodist. We claim this okay as long as we cling to essentials and while that sound good these differences still keep us divided. But I wonder what the essentials are when in some churches we have homosexual ministers in other churches homosexuality is abhorrent. In some churches they support abortion in others they called it murder. In some churches living together is acceptable in others it is condemned. In some Jesus is part of the Trinity in others the Trinity is demonic. In some grace is all that is needed in others holiness in grace is called for. In some you can walk the aisle and rob a bank in others if you rob a bank you need saved. If these aren’t essentials I guess I don’t understand essentials. In some churches they have a rock band singing songs I can’t understand in others they have no musical instrument. Some go to church on Saturday and some on Sunday and still others never. In some they talk in one language in others they talk another and say that is okay yet we know when God wanted to divide the people he confused their language. I say all these things divide us and make up less than Christ called the church to be. I once had a conversation with a wise Jewish man, I asked him of his observations of Christianity. His comment will stick in my mind forever. He said the thing that struck him the most was our practice of shooting our wounded. The world looks at Christianity as a religion that is not sure of what to believe, doesn’t practice what it does say it believes and ignores or mistreats those that need help the most. This forum is a perfect example of how Christians treat each other and how we think in common. I don’t think you could get any two of us to agree on the color of a pea and would end up calling each other names if we tried. EdB |