The Purpose of Progressive Adventist?

[RC_NewProtestants]

I see your point, but traditionals are intrinsic to our meaning. They are resisting progressives for a reason. There is a foundation to protect, and I don't mean just the 28. That's a minor part of our foundation. Without our foundation, there's nothing to build on. How many times do progressives get all charismatic about changing the church and then take off. Without traditionals, any organization is in trouble. Without progressives, any organization will eventually die. This could be a good marriage! If we get divorced, we'll just want to get remarried!

No traditionals are not intrinsic to our meaning. We were a church that started by going against traditions. Clearly our church founders were able to build upon the Christian foundation yet they were not bound by those traditions as foundations. There is always something to build on but that is only a starting point not the end point. For many traditionals it is the end point thus they reject progressive ideas simply because they are not their traditional ideas.

People can have a foundation and still examine the ideas that make up the foundation and if they don't work they should be removed rather then entrenched. Just as with any other denominational split if there ever is a split neither side will want to remarry.

 

[Mankin]

I see your point, but traditionals are intrinsic to our meaning. They are resisting progressives for a reason. There is a foundation to protect, and I don't mean just the 28. That's a minor part of our foundation. Without our foundation, there's nothing to build on. How many times do progressives get all charismatic about changing the church and then take off. Without traditionals, any organization is in trouble. Without progressives, any organization will eventually die. This could be a good marriage! If we get divorced, we'll just want to get remarried!

Excellent! Somebody tell me there's a price for Avonia.

 

[Mankin]

I could list a whole variety of episodes from history where traditionlism ruined a nation. I could also list parts where progression ruined a nation(French Revolution) Maybe I should start a thread about it.

 

[Avonia]

Clearly our church founders were able to build upon the Christian foundation

Yes, the tradition at that point . . .

We were a church that started by going against traditions.

To a Hindu, the new version looks nearly identical to the old . . .

yet they were not bound by those traditions as foundations.

Yes . . . progression . . .

For many traditionals it is the end point thus they reject progressive ideas simply because they are not their traditional ideas.

Agreed.

Just as with any other denominational split if there ever is a split neither side will want to remarry.

Not to the SAME person RC! A new marriage!

 

[reddogs]

Red that's your second baseball reference. For your first one, I thought you were listing ADVENTIST heroes, not baseball heroes! I felt completely out of touch since I knew NONE of them! Whew . . . close call.

Our Florida Marlins baseball team won the World Series in 1997, then because of money/contracts they traded away the heart of our team, again, and again, and again etc........