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I would encourage you to read or reread James 3 (The Untamable Tongue)
What comes off our tongue brother comes from our hearts.
We are all guilty of this, but we must show that we are different by how we control ourselfs. This would be a sign of obedients to God.
Be gracious brother
BigChrisFilm said:You have to believe that Christ was the only Son of God, and that he died for you, to save your sin. It is the ONLY way to get to heaven. Works plus faith doesn't cut it.
RichardT said:The "non-essentials" are important, if the entire council of God isn't preached, then the churches will lead into apostacy and modernism.
A4J said:In general, we are all too judgmental. In general, we know but we don't obey.
RichardT said:I do not point fingers at people. I point fingers at organisations, intitutions, congregations. I also agree that I can be legalistic or hypocritical at times, but I don't regret exposing error.
Now arunma will come to say that he wants to expose my "Geocentricity" error, except the only problem is that he will be unable to prove Geocentricity wrong with scripture. Although, as fundamental as I am, I don't see Geocentricity as too much of an issue since it is possible to state that when the sun moves in scripture, that this is relative motion only.
RichardT said:Once again, I don't regret judging error atall.
No. I'm sorry, I didn't know what you were asking, I thought you were asking what was required to be saved for some reason.
The essentials:
http://www.baptistpillar.com/bd0160.htm
I had thoughts about Pharisees when I view denominations and movements. "A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself" (A.W. Tozer). Those who similar to Pharisees' attitudes are those who magnifies the faults of those who based others on appearance and diminishes their graces, while they promote their doctrines.
Judging based on appearance and doctrines are man-centered more than God-center. Appearance is one thing but fruit of the Spirit is the other. "You should not judge", is not the same as "fruit inspector", or "discerning true and false teachings". People who don't discern are those who are "ignorance". Its really interesting about people are mixing "judging" and "discerning". Do not have a tunnel vision" based on their teachings alone. You need to look at their whole being. Grace is about loving other people that we have the freedom to do so but at the same time, respect how they practice their beliefs. In Romans 14:5 "One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind." 1 Corinthians 10:28-29 "both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake, the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?" Everyone will have different view based on their "convictions". Nothing holy and genuine will be done in someone's life until their will is surrendered in active obedience to the Holy Spirit. This is between the believer and God. As long as our conscience is clear and our heart is pure before God, don't be concerned with minor doctrine issues.
What? How is this possible? I'm not talking about memorizing interpretations* I'm talking about studying and applying the word of God.If non-essential stuff mattered then we descend into a religion based on works or a form of Gnosticism (if the "works" are simply memorizing a few individual's interpretation of the Bible).
I like how you have misued scripture to say that all denominations are correct and somehow relative.
And I said I worshipped the bible when?I don't worship the Bible but rather worship the AUTHOR of the Bible (I didn't say KJV).
"The wisest person in the world is the person who knows the most about God and place the Bible as the most important book in the world."
Am I studying the Bible for myself and observing God's Word?
Is my personal Bible study a daily discipline for my spiritual growth?
The purpose for reading the Bible is to change me as I read, believe and obey.
The concept is this: The Holy Spirit guided writers of the books in the Bible so that the Holy Spirit can teach the readers. The Holy Spirit is the source that Christ promised me and I am to submit myself to the Holy Spirit as I submit myself to Jesus and His Father.
Through the Word of God, I have learned great importance of spiritual decision-the act of faith (those who understand the concept of faith) by submitting my entire future according to God's will, not mine. Is the Bible in error, or do we just have a faulty understanding of faith? What is the true nature and source of faith?
And I said I worshipped the bible when?
Well this assumption is absolutely wrong, try again.
Saying I worship the bible for believing it is the inspired Word of God is as silly as saying I worship the pastor for listening to him preach.
RichardT said:What? How is this possible? I'm not talking about memorizing interpretations* I'm talking about studying and applying the word of God.
Judging based on appearance and doctrines are man-centered more than God-center.
The New King James Version. 1982 (1 Ti 1:3-11). said:3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4 nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. 5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, 6 from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, 9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.
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