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Subject: Is God hand so short that he cannot lead |
Bible Note: Dear Justme, First let me start by apologizing to any whom I may offended, however, I am afraid that you (and possibly others) have missed the mark of what I said in lieu of the original question. Secondly, let me attempt to clarify some statements I wrote in my last posting. I stated that separations based on CUSTOMS not BELIEFS are trivial and that the source of this type of division is a root of racism and nationalism. I in no way implied or inferred that any church or denomination is racist. As far as the question of pride in (y)our country is concerned, pride leads to all types of problems, however, that is another subject. Concerning my statements on indoctrination and false teachers, I would like to state that I was not saying that seminary students are parrots; the thought, in response to a specific comment, is that just because a person went to seminary does not mean that their beliefs are valid or rather authoritative. In addition, I never said that all teachers are false teachers; the statement is meant as a warning to people who put their belief in the academic credentials of others. Again, I am not saying that all teachers, whether in seminaries or not, are false teachers, however, think on this, if you want to deceive the most people, the most effecient and effective way is by attempting to deceive the teacher's teacher. As far as my statement about this forum, I love this forum because it gives people the opportunity to ask questions and get no-nonsense responses. But, the nature of the material discussed on this forum lends itself to speculation for the simple fact that now we see dimly as a person looking into a mirror and that now we know in part; what is known in part is not known. All responses are not answers. Lastly, I would like to say in conclusion, whosever God loves, He chastens. Peace in Christ Jesus be unto you. |