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Are church denominations important in God's eyes?
Do you think when we get to Heaven He'll say, "John Doe from Methodist faith, access denied"?
Why do people make such a big stink about Pentacostals, Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, and others?
Are we trying to please people, or trying to please God?
What's y'all's take?
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\"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.\" -- C.S. Lewis (The Problem of Pain)
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Vlad!
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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2004, 03:10:30 PM » |
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The reason we do it is because denomination x believes that they know the truth, and denomination y believes differently. Since we obviously can't worship or fellowship together, each 'knowing' that the other is wrong, we form groups of others who agree with us and worship with them.
There are a few things I'm sure of. One is that no denomination has it all correct. Another is that it doesn't really matter. Doctrine is important, but the presence of God is more important. And I think God is more pleased by worshippers seeking him in their lives rather than split congregations arguing about an obscure theological point that, if God really cared that we got right, he would have come out and told us.
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2004, 04:23:09 PM » |
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Thanks for those clarifying thoughts Vlad, I had wondered about that.
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« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2004, 04:27:40 PM » |
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God doesn't care whether you label yourself a Baptist or a Lutheran or whatever, but He DOES care about you knowing what His truth is. In other words, he wants us to know and to love the Word.
So while it would be erroneous to say that God cares about denominations, it is obvious that, when one demonination believes that the Bible teaches one thing and another denomination teaches the exact opposite, only one of those groups can be right.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2004, 05:07:33 PM » |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2004, 05:46:22 PM » |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2004, 07:30:25 PM » |
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Only people who agree with Vlad can post at CMCentral? You learn something new everyday.  Heh, I knew someone would deliberately misinterpret that for me. I probably should have left it out, but who can resist a jab at CMCentral? |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2004, 09:58:46 PM » |
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Heh, I knew someone would deliberately misinterpret that for me. I know you'll always be there to deliberately misinterpret my posts, so I figured I should be there for you, as well. It would be wrong not to return the favor, you know. |
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« Last Edit: April 12, 2004, 09:58:58 PM by DvChWi »
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2004, 08:04:23 PM » |
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Just for convsation purposes:
where does one draw the line. many (not all) baptist churches in the south seem to think that after you're saved it doesn't matter if you have a passion for God, just as long as you say your christian, tithe, and go to church. Hey, I don't know about y'all, but I don't see how that can be true. Many people interpret, misinterpret scripture all the time. When you don't have the Holy Spirit living in you, you're all messed up because there's nothing guiding you except yourself and your own goals and values.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2004, 10:19:11 PM » |
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Well, neither church attendance nor tithing are determinants of salvation, so obviously that's not right. However, what's important is whether you adhere to the word, not whether you self-identify with a certain denomination.
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2004, 10:59:55 PM » |
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what's important is whether you adhere to the word, not whether you self-identify with a certain denomination right on. |
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