Why are you Protestant??

[tigersnare]

Come on guys, this misunderstanding could have been easily cleared up in PM's, this time there was no need to liter the thread.

 

[thereselittleflower]

Maybe from your POV, but possibly not from the POV of this poster. Are we no longer allowed to give our POV without interference from the non-Protestants?

It sounds to me as though some PRE's in this particular forum want it all to themselves and that anyone who is not Protestant cannot post here . .

However, the rules of this forum say:

Non-Denominational Protestant Forum Rules

1) This forum is open to all Christians. Non-Christian members are not allowed to post here.

We, as non-protestants, are not allowed to debate here .. but we are allowed to post in this forum . .

What I am perceiving is an isolationist attitude that wants to put up walls and say "no tresspassing - stay out and that means you!" . . . and thus making this forum exclusively that of a certain group of Christians and no longer open to ALL Christians . .

I don't believe that such an isolationist attitude is what the owner of this site has in mind or that it is benificial to the Body of Christ . .and since the rules that we all agree to abide by make this forum open to ALL Christians, then ALL Christians should be welcome here . .

I am really sad to see that there are those who would shut the door on their brethern in Christ ..

Peace in Him!

 

[Oblio]

Fine. I did not list everything I believe, so would you like to become Protestant too?

So why are you here, other than to be a trouble-maker?

Saying other Christians believe these things (and not just Protestants) is causing trouble ? I thought that everyone who reads this thread might like to know the facts. My mistake. I would prefer that you not accuse me of that which I did not do.

 

[tigersnare]

Well.....there it goes. We got 3.5 pages without trouble though! It's a start.

 

[eldermike]

Hold on!

This will be more of a challange now that IDD is gone. In the opinion of this moderator debating issus in pre for the sake of lurkers is still debating issues in pre, which; is still against the rules. There is no consideration in the rules for lurkers. That issue is now a non issue. If non pres want to ask a question, they may do so. But the answer is the answer. the second and third answer to the same question is called a debate.
Stop debating

 

[Greeter]

It sounds to me as though some PRE's in this particular forum want it all to themselves and that anyone who is not Protestant cannot post here . .

However, the rules of this forum say:


We, as non-protestants, are not allowed to debate here .. but we are allowed to post in this forum . .

What I am perceiving is an isolationist attitude that wants to put up walls and say "no tresspassing - stay out and that means you!" . . . and thus making this forum exclusively that of a certain group of Christians and no longer open to ALL Christians . .

I don't believe that such an isolationist attitude is what the owner of this site has in mind or that it is benificial to the Body of Christ . .and since the rules that we all agree to abide by make this forum open to ALL Christians, then ALL Christians should be welcome here . .

I am really sad to see that there are those who would shut the door on their brethern in Christ ..

Peace in Him!

Figures, as usual. Nice of you to come into our area and judge us. Is there a particular reason you feel the need to use PRE as a soapbox? I thought with the closing of IDD we would be able to relax but I see now that the attacks will keep coming and coming.

BTW, there are more to those rules then what you post. What it looks like is you wish to have the security of your forum, but also want to attack us in our forum.

While I believe strongly in fellowship, I don't think we should be under attack in our own forum. Is that so difficult to understand?

 

[Lotar]

Whoops

 

[eldermike]

Did you read what I just wrote?

 

[thereselittleflower]

Well.....there it goes. We got 3.5 pages without trouble though! It's a start.

Well . . I guess the million dollar question is are non-Protestants allowed to make fellowship posts here or not?

The rules say we can and Oblio's post, which he ended up with 2 pages of critizism for, was a fellowship post that stated agreement with what a poster said and said he, as a non-protestant along with other non-protestants shared the same beliefs . .

http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=1544382&postcount=26

there was no critcism, no debate . .

There seems to be too much of knee jerk reaction to non-Protestant posts here in this forum right now . .

Don't you agree it is in everyone's best interest to remember what the rules are and why we are all here . . ?


Peace in Him!

 

[eldermike]

Warning button on ready here. Stop debating the rules of pre and get back on some subject!

 

[Lotar]

Sorry, I was typing while you posted.

 

[Greeter]

Sorry, that was honestly not my intent, I can see why you thought that. I just did not want my faith incorrectly characterized.

Apology accepted.

 

[eldermike]

This is an unofficial warning to the next poster that ignores me.

 

[eldermike]

Back on subject. Lurkers can think for themselves.

 

[Greeter]

well for the reason that I agree with a protestant view more so then a Catholic view.

I do believe somethings that catholics believe just more what protestants believe

Good answer.

If this was a category, it would be the one I fall into.

 

[Lotar]

One of my biggest problems with Tradition bound denominations is that they cannot explain the reasoning behind many of their beliefs, and just call them "divine mysteries."
But at the same time, I have a big problem with denominations that outright reject tradition. All they end up doing is unintentionally creating their own traditions, usually full of heresies that were dealt with 15 centuries ago.

 

[tigersnare]

Moderator!!!

 

[BBAS 64]

One of my biggest problems with Tradition bound denominations is that they cannot explain the reasoning behind many of their beliefs, and just call them "divine mysteries."
But at the same time, I have a big problem with denominations that outright reject tradition. All they end up doing is unintentionally creating their own traditions, usually full of heresies that were dealt with 15 centuries ago.

Good Day Lotar,

How would you apply this to the historical P/ref/evn church?

Who is your vice president?

BBAS

 

[theseed]

My #1 reason is that I know that salvation through faith alone is an essential trueth of the gospel

Does faith alone mean that baptism does not save?

 

[Lotar]

Good Day Lotar,

How would you apply this to the historical P/ref/evn church?

I believe that the historical Evangelical and Reformed churches had it right, that Scripture is the only infallible source, but not the only source. I don't really identify that much with Protestant, since that pretty much encompasses all nonCatholic/Orthodox Christians.

One thing that people forget is that the main reasons for the Reformation were sola gratia and sola fide. Now adays people seem to have this overblown idea that the Reformation was about breaking from tradition and that we need to look at scripture without any outside sources.

Who is vice president?

BBAS

Fiskare has volunteered.