Bible Question: The Jewish religious sects of Jesus' time (Pharisees, Sadducees, etc.) frequently challenged Jesus' authority and asked Him trick questions in an effort to trip Him up. They were, most of them, too firmly fixed in their own tradition be able to give credence to any other view but their own, including Jesus' view........ Questions: Is denominational Christianity today somewhat analogous to the Jewish sects of Jesus' time? Is this denominational bias reflected here on the forum? Can unity be restored, or have we drifted down the river of no return? --Hank |
Bible Answer: Hank Since I’m in such a frisky mood today I’ll take a crack at your question. Yes denominationalism is exactly analogous to the Jewish sect of Jesus’ time. And we look just as silly if not more since we have their example to study and we still ignore the lesson. Is this bias seen in the forum absolutely, whether we want to admit it or not, we all view our side as right and we try to convince others to agree with us. Our thoughts have been formed by what we have been taught and exposed to. We can’t help it we are a product of our denominational biases. Can unity be restored? I don’t know, if everyone eyes were opened and they start agreeing with me I guess so. (Before anyone starts after me that was my humor). To get serious can unity be restored to the Body of Christ? Yes once we all realize we are part of the same body and start looking for commonality rather than trying to be right. If we spent as much time witnessing as we do arguing things would be a lot better. If we spent as much time convincing the world to live by Godly standards as we do try to convince each other that Calvin was right or that Arminian was right the world would be changed. If we spent as much time and energy protesting abortion as we do protesting our right to be heard on this forum thousand of babies would be saved. If we spent as much time and energy reading our Bibles as we do participating in this forum we would have a closer walk with God. If we spent as much time praying as we do arguing we would have shaken the very halls of heaven and God would be moved. Is there a chance of change? Nay! We like to argue! Satan has us just where he wants us divided by denominational boundaries. Come quickly Lord Jesus!!! EdB |