Thoughts to think about #17
The more I think about it the more I realize how little proof from the Bible I have about many of my beliefs! Shouldn't we be able to back up our convictions and beliefs with scriptures?
posted by Keith M. @ 8:10 AM
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7 Comments:
Very true!!!
I think it's good when people question other people's beliefs, because then they start tho think about it. We should all be able to back it up.
Have you ever been to my blog? I saw that you commented on Lanna's, and she's my sister.
I just put some new posts on my blog the other day.
Yes, we should be able to back up our convictions with Scripture. That's why Scripture memorization is so important.
:) But to non beievers scriptural support for an argument doesn't mean much if they don't see scripture as sacred and God given!
God bless
Maria in the UK
www.inhishands.co.uk
Yeah, that is true. More and more I have found out that you must believe the Bible by faith, don't expect others to some others to respect it.
Yep, I mentioned something about this in one of my comments on one of your new posts (my third comment on your trinity post).
Nowadays, church membership depends on what details you believe, that aren't clearly outlined in the Bible, not on what core doctrines you believe.
My church requires you to agree with their full doctrinal statement to be a member, and one of the sections of that statement says that they believe in pre-tribulation rapture premillenial dispensationalism. Nevermind about important doctrines of the faith, you can't belong to the church if you don't believe in premillenial dispensationalism! Not that I don't, I really don't know. But this is not an essential doctrine. I can imagine the Apostles not being allowed to join if they happened to have a different idea of how it would happen. Consider that over the years, many of the greatest Christian thinkers have been preterists (I'm not one myself, but an enormous portion of the most famous Christians have been). Would they be allowed to join? No, they would not. How sad. What about the post-millenials? Well, I'll admit, they're pushing it a little bit, but should they be denied membership? Of course not!
I think that a line needs to be drawn somewhere, you can't force people to believe what you do.
Not when it isn't clearly defined over and over in the Bible.
If someone says, "Jesus wasn't resurrected," then they should not be allowed to join the church. If someone says, "Jesus was just a good teacher, nothing more," then they should not be allowed to join the church.
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