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I am not a member of any church and have never been a church-goer because I have yet to find a church that 1. has sound doctrine and 2. isnt self-centered and self-serving.
But any church that I would ever go to would obey the Bible- meaning women would be silent and covered in church.
What I have said is that Scripture is meant for all people in all time. It was not meant solely for its immediate audience.
I am not a member of any church and have never been a church-goer because I have yet to find a church that 1. has sound doctrine and 2. isnt self-centered and self-serving.
But any church that I would ever go to would obey the Bible- meaning women would be silent and covered in church.
So essentially you've worked out your entire Christian edifice solo.
flaja, this commandment has relevance to people now and for all time, as long as envy exists. But people in the Western world haven't had manservants, maidservants, slaves, oxes or donkeys for quite a while now. Whilst the spirit of the message is relevant for everyone, the details aren't. Do you know why? Because the commandments were meant to be primarily understood by the ancient Israelites whom it was first written for!
Of course the bible can and does deal with modern issues. The point is HOW does it deal with modern issues.
But is scripture meant for people to distort it's purpose? Literalism is not an approach of the past,
Wow. I think that says it all.
I hope you and God are happy up in heaven, all by yourselves.
Is Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever, and still loves to meet people where they are at and communicate with them in simple terms they can understand? If he met inner city kids would he talk to them about the problems of poverty, council flats and sink schools, bullying, gangs and drugs?Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
The same now as then. Jesus Christ is unchanging. The Bible is not relative to the times.
So when God told Noah to build an ark because the entire world was going to flood, Noah didn't literally build an ark??
And when Jesus told the Jews, "I am the way, the truth and the light, no man cometh unto the Father but me," the Jews didn't take Him literally?
Meaning that my doctrine has been little influenced by the teachings of man. My source of guidance is God, not some church preacher.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
The same now as then. Jesus Christ is unchanging. The Bible is not relative to the times.
So now I am not a Christian because I choose to not associate with hypocrites?
In all likelihood Moses acted as the compiler/editor of various written and oral records, not all of which would have been produced by the Israelites.
The Bible is not relative to the times.
I won't judge your faith, but the arrogance you display here is far more hypocritical than anything you will find in most churches.
No church is free of hypocrites. The wheat and the tares grow together until the harvest. That's the reality we live in. But there is no excuse for not living in it. To be called to Christ is to be called into his church.
Hebrews 10:24-25 said:And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one anotherand all the more as you see the Day approaching.
I John 4:19-20 said:We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
define "Bible"The Bible is not Jesus.
....expel the immoral BROTHER... (and we do this because we love them)....love is more than emotion, it's sacrifice.The early Christians fellowshipped with hypocrites. The apostles fellowshipped with hypocrites. Even Jesus fellowshipped with hypocrites, choosing to transform them rather than to spurn them.
Be on your guard, because Satan can (and will) use arrogance and self-righteousness to prevent you from doing God's will, even to work unknowingly against Christ's church. Christ uses humility and submission to do His greatest works.
you could say that about anyone.Meaning your doctrine has been influenced by only one man: yourself.
It couldn't be both? you don't believe in hell do you?The story of Noah is not a story of a particular event thousands of years ago, it's the story of existence, which themes surround our every day, you can find it repeated in the imagery of Revelation where God wipes the tears of our suffering eyes.
you could say that about anyone.gluadys said:Meaning your doctrine has been influenced by only one man: yourself.
flaja said:I am not a member of any church and have never been a church-goer because I have yet to find a church that 1. has sound doctrine and 2. isnt self-centered and self-serving.
flaja said:Meaning that my doctrine has been little influenced by the teachings of man. My source of guidance is God, not some church preacher.shernren said:So essentially you've worked out your entire Christian edifice solo.
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