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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," or "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," or "I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter)," or "I am [a disciple] of Christ." |
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Bible Note: Brian: I was wondering where you had disappeared to! You wrote: "Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning." This an interesting statement, one that has been examined in the history of the church. In what exactly does this unity consist? We see from the epistles that there were indeed divisions and contentious people and false teachers in congregations almost from the beginning. Paul even had to rebuke Peter publicly at one point! Obviously, we differences among Christian denominations today, and divisions because of those differences. So what is your understanding of this "unity" which Christ bestowed upon the church? "If an individual seeking God is within the light of a true Christian community, regardless of our personal feelings as to how imperfect the community or incomplete the light: we are not justified in attempting to pull that person from the light, on the belief that the they will eventually receive a more complete light within our community. I agree with you here to a certain extent. Of course, what makes a community a "true Christian community"? The people of God are defined by the Word of God. Also, how "imperfect" does the light have to be to fall out of that "true Christian community" category? A very good example are churches which hold to certain orthodox doctrines (e.g. the Trinity) but are led by greedy and abusive leaders. The fact is that just because a congregation labels itself a Christian church does not mean that it is one. What is your criteria for determining whether a community is a Christian one or not? --Joe! |