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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:10 ¶ Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:10 ¶ But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith]. |
Subject: Labels? My church just goes by the Bible |
Bible Note: "And they were denounced for this not accepted. And the true church continued in unity." Right, and what distinguished the true church from the false was its doctrine. Maybe a less-divisive issue would be more instructive. Among the second-century church there is clear indications of both premillennialists and amillennialists. Justin Martyr, a premil himself, acknowledged that there were those among his brethren who rejected a premil view. And yet both of them could not be right. As far as can be seen, no factions or splits occurred over the disagreements (a good thing). Now, if the body claiming to be the true church suddenly started denying the deity of Christ, would it be right or wrong to separate from that body (this is one of the problems that led to the formation of my denomination)? Or what if the church called you a heretic and threatened excommunication if you did not reject the "godless notion" of justification by faith alone? Splits and schisms often occur for horribly pathetic reasons, but that is not to say that all division is unnecessary. I am not terribly familiar with the specifics behind the formation of the Assemblies of God, but I assume that its founders were seeking to return to what they believed ("credere") to be a more biblical practice and doctrine. Do you think that your denomination was founded for good reasons or bad ones? I think mine was founded for good ones, and I praise God that evangelical truth is preserved in the PCA. --Joe! |