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Question From Jennie
Craig:
Jennie posted this to me privately, but I thought the group would be nice and answer her.
Craig
I decided to ask my question in a private message instead of the general area. I don't want to be guilty of causing anyone a problem. Here is my confusion: As you know when I first came here I shared my story and told the board that I do attend church and am married to a minister.
I read a lot about Babylon and wolves in sheep clothing.
I am sure you know, based on what I have written, that our church is not the typical denominational church. We have pretty much been ostracized by other Christians and churches in our area because we just don't fit in. Our thing is more to do our best to follow Jesus and reach out to those in need that cross our path. We arn't about money and all of us are probably in or near the national poverty level. I say that not as a complaint because we have what we need so we use what we have above that to anyone who needs it.
I guess I get confused when I read things against the church I automatically think it is talking about our little group. Maybe what is meant is more about the mega-church, mega-money organizations.
Can you help me understand? Thank you so much for your time.
Jennie
zander:
Its never so much about the people Jennie, its more about what people beleive. If their belief is one of extortion, deceit and false doctrines (even if they arent aware of it being false) then this is not good and the church is to blame. That is the world of Christendom
Church is a representative of "Christendom", not individual churches necessarily, but Christendom as a whole. Church a physical symbol and is used generically.
All (or most) who write on this forum have read and studied church history, hebrew and greek scriptures.
What we have studied and beleive is 95% different to what the church (Christendom) beleives, as a whole, and thats because the Church (Christendom) holds many doctrines that are not in scripture or are of pagan origin. These doctrines are held together by something called tradition and traditions of men is not what beleiving in God is about, we beleive.
Harryfeat:
Hello Jennie,
Some people are guilty of hasty generalization of all of Christendom just as some people think every arab they see is a terrorist. I don't know what the statistics are but I would guess that only a small percentage believe the concepts shared in BT
My understanding of the specific major differences can catagorized for the most part by the following areas:
Belief in an eternal punishment
Belief in universal salvation
Free will
Trinity
I hope I got that right. This is my opinion and it is not my intention to speak for Ray or Mike .
There seems to be a bit of paranoia about wolves so I hope that I have not said anything that would be constued as such.
I hope that helps.
feat
Edited first sentence to remove reference to forum members.
Sorin:
--- Quote from: harryfeat ---We on this forum are guilty of hasty generalization of all of Christendom
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You should get banned for that!!
No on on this forum is making a " generalization " of Christendom. show me one devout christian that doesn't believe in "hell " , doesn't believe we have " free -will " or one that believes Scripture, not the doctrine of men.
Harryfeat:
--- Quote from: Sorin ---
--- Quote from: harryfeat ---We on this forum are guilty of hasty generalization of all of Christendom
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You should get banned for that!!
No on on this forum is making a " generalization " of Christendom. show me one devout christian that doesn't believe in "hell " , doesn't believe we have " free -will " or one that believes Scripture, not the doctrine of men.
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Seems like you just might have made one. Can you prove that there are none. Do you exclude christians who believe in universal salvation?
As I stated in my post it is my opinion. If stating one's opinion is reason for banning then that is a real shame.
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