...That connects me to what I have to sort out.
Again part of it is due to my own personality, part to whatever gifts & callings I have. I personally either like and can understand one-on-one and globally- small groups, segmented segregated groups I have a harder time adjusting,relating to.
All this may be why I am having a hrad time with something. I belive, hope for and look forward to heaven in the sense that we will all be one big united group. Ha I certainly don't (and it's not Biblical) beleive in the Kum-by-ah stuff universal brotherhood type stuff- like that all humanity is the brotherhood etc. We are not one big global family.
We are all human, but the Bible clearly shows there are 2 groups of people- the saved and the unsaved (what Jesus calls the world). This is supposed to be the division. The church ideally is not supposed to be divided. Obviously we are, on the surface it's true to say this is because we all aren't perfected yet. As they say, "there is no perfect church because their are no perfect people yet"- only Jesus is perfect..
I'm not going to even try to cover generally why there are divisions in the Christian & Catholic Church body- that would take a book.
lol which sounds like fun to write- but I have no time for that
Much of that has to do with doctrine & theology anyway- which is not the part I need to sort out.
What i want to go over now has do do with my own personal experience(s) though I'm sure many others have sensed this also.
What I need to sort out is the whole "church loyality" thing, the concept of a "local church". My tendancy is to love\appreciate the global Christian body (and the individuals in it). I have to accept that others may not be into the global concept\perspective or they don't fully get it yet- as I do. So even if I'm right, I have to have mercy & patience with others who aren't there yet. This isn't arrogant of me- but look there are things that each has gotten a revelation of that others haev't come into yet. It doesn't mean they won't- or maybe not until heaven. I know there are things I don't really get yet- like the value of being on time lol.
I think my "revelation"\understanding is backed up by things in the Bible.
...much more coming but I have to take a break from writing, for now....
Again part of it is due to my own personality, part to whatever gifts & callings I have. I personally either like and can understand one-on-one and globally- small groups, segmented segregated groups I have a harder time adjusting,relating to.
All this may be why I am having a hrad time with something. I belive, hope for and look forward to heaven in the sense that we will all be one big united group. Ha I certainly don't (and it's not Biblical) beleive in the Kum-by-ah stuff universal brotherhood type stuff- like that all humanity is the brotherhood etc. We are not one big global family.
We are all human, but the Bible clearly shows there are 2 groups of people- the saved and the unsaved (what Jesus calls the world). This is supposed to be the division. The church ideally is not supposed to be divided. Obviously we are, on the surface it's true to say this is because we all aren't perfected yet. As they say, "there is no perfect church because their are no perfect people yet"- only Jesus is perfect..
I'm not going to even try to cover generally why there are divisions in the Christian & Catholic Church body- that would take a book.
lol which sounds like fun to write- but I have no time for that
Much of that has to do with doctrine & theology anyway- which is not the part I need to sort out.
What i want to go over now has do do with my own personal experience(s) though I'm sure many others have sensed this also.
What I need to sort out is the whole "church loyality" thing, the concept of a "local church". My tendancy is to love\appreciate the global Christian body (and the individuals in it). I have to accept that others may not be into the global concept\perspective or they don't fully get it yet- as I do. So even if I'm right, I have to have mercy & patience with others who aren't there yet. This isn't arrogant of me- but look there are things that each has gotten a revelation of that others haev't come into yet. It doesn't mean they won't- or maybe not until heaven. I know there are things I don't really get yet- like the value of being on time lol.
I think my "revelation"\understanding is backed up by things in the Bible.
...much more coming but I have to take a break from writing, for now....
