Would you surrender your own beliefs in the cause of doctrinal unity?

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And your unity is of the world . NOT GOD , NOT CHRIST .
JESUS never went around trying to find common ground and unity
NOR did the apostels . THEY PREACHED JESUS . THIS DID cause divsions , this did cause
seperation , NOT UNITY WITH THE WORLD . as it darn sure appears you are all about .
You do realize there is the PEACE OF GOD , but also the peace of anti christ and of the world .
THE PEACE OF GOD focuses ON PREACHING JESUS and all HE did teach and later the apostles did
and the sheep WILL UNIFY UNDER THIS
but alas many preach the wrong peace . many preach this peace
AND BY PEACE SHALL HE DESTROY MANY . anti christ peace . HE is the one who cometh TO UNFIY THE WORLD
to make all religoins and all tribes as one people . You need to flee this and fast .
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I'm not interested in false unity. That is unity through any cause, belief, or spirit that is not of God. And I am one who believes that there is a spirit behind every cause and belief. Be that spirit from demons and thus evil, or from God and Good.

So what we need is unity with the Spirit of God. How do we do this? You are a servant to the one you obey. And if you love Jesus you will follow his commandments. There is much depth to his commandments. Do you see self-sacrificial love that is in the first commandment? Cloquially known as a living sacrifice. This is a form of worship. We are to worship the Lord our God in Spirit and in Truth. And so also the first commandment is shown to require being truthful. There can be no unity between light and darkness.

Matthew 22:37-40
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
The unity that st steven preaches came of the RCC .
and it has grown massive amongst even the protestants
and even the false religoins . Folks dont care what one believes , they only care that we have unity
and that unity IS and has come from The RCC to unify the tribes of man to work as one
for a common goal . I have seen what them key leaders teach and its all bad news . They lie to the false relgions
and they lie to us . This is all about a merger , a unity and its of the world , NOT GOD .
 

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Who determines what that means? (if doctrinal unity is the goal) ???
For unity, the church members need to fall in line under the authority of one set of doctrines.

I have no interest in doing that; I'm guessing you don't either.
Again, who determines what doctrinal unity means?

Would you surrender your own beliefs in the cause of doctrinal unity?​


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If people put their beliefs to the test with the word of God I think that should help improve unity.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.


There will be unity regardless of what we want. Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. It is better to settle things now, but that is between each person and God.

Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
 

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If people put their beliefs to the test with the word of God I think that should help improve unity.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.


There will be unity regardless of what we want. Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. It is better to settle things now, but that is between each person and God.

Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Trivia question .
Can one sit at the table of Christ and of anti christ .
The short answer is ...................NO
now for the long answer , HECK NO . there is no middle ground . Either we serve Christ
or truly we have deceived ourselves .
Many now follow another jesus . And dont think that brings me any sort , or any kind of joy to even say this .
Brings nothing but tears to my eyes . But warn i must and warn by grace i shall . No matter the cost to me for doing so .
N ow to the trenches Ifforest . No man can sit at the table of Christ and of interfaith . and all who do so
will be shocked to hear , I NEVER KNEW YOU . and i aint talking about me saying that to them
I am speaking of what JESUS HIMSELF is gonna tell them . WE DO NOT COMPROMISE . WE DO not retreat
we march on in the trenches doing all for the good of the people and all FOR THE GLORY OF GOD and OF CHRIST . no compromise .
 

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If people put their beliefs to the test with the word of God I think that should help improve unity.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.


There will be unity regardless of what we want. Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. It is better to settle things now, but that is between each person and God.

Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
The true sheep already have unity . THIS UNITY i speak of cometh OF GOD .
and it is a unity that will never COMPROMISE HIS WORDS , The GOSPEL .
Even lambs who have never met one another already have this unity .
But as you already know , there is always a version of any word , such as unity , or even love
That satan uses . ANd always he uses twisted scrips to teach it . always using scrips to do one thing
To beleive a lie . that is how satan has always worked .
Even in the garden the serpent used a truth , for he said the very same thing GOD laters says
YE shall become as gods knowing good and evil , BUT HE SURE DID LEAVE OUT the part that said YE SHALL SURELY DIE .
HE is slick my friend . but the sheep have one we follow WHO IS FAR GREATER THAN ALL
and Does keep the sheep far from the voice of the stranger and of strangers .
My advice , of which i have long pleaded for years and for years and for years remains the same .
THIS PEOPLE better get back into the BIBLE to learn for themselves .
 

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This is a follow-up to the previous topic: Unity of the faith - at what cost? Link below.

Probably the biggest roadblock to Christian doctrinal unity is holding on to the freedom we have to determine our own beliefs.
Would you surrender your own beliefs in the cause of Christian doctrinal unity?

Unity of the faith - at what cost?

Just to be clear, I do not seek Christian doctrinal unity. Defined as EVERYONE surrendering to a predetermined set of beliefs.
I believe that unity comes when we accept each other no matter our differences.
That we seek to understand each other instead of rejecting those whose Christian doctrine may differ.
Which presents its own set of challenges, of course. But that's another topic. (I hope) - LOL
Where would the compromise stop?

You're perfectly loved if you're Gay,Trans, because God is love?

You can lose your Salvation by choice and just as easily take it up again when you choose. Because God is OK with that.
 

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That's a fine opinion, but for unity you need universal buy-in.

You dont need a """buy in"

All that is necessary for "unity" is to understand what isn't true, as this reveals clearly what is to be believed, and who is to be avoided.
So, you have to find out how to locate the theologically false, which then reveals the Theologically True, and then unity is easily found.

The issue is......when you have people who are long term, deceived........they are not going to give up their deception.

An example.
You have some JW's and some Universalists on this forum, who will bleed from their eyes, before they will be able to escape their cult mindset.
And that is just a small percentage of the cult belief systems you find on this Forum, and all of them.
Fourms are a mess because they are allowed to house and support so much false theology.........and that ruins them, and keeps them ruined.
Imagine having people on a "christian" forum who are not even born again.. claiming they are a christian..... who are "teaching the bible".
Welcome to this Christian forum....and why its always a bad situation.
And its no different in Pulpits, and in commentaries..
So, you always have a lot of those Dark Lights contesting truth, and causing strife, and keeping the confusion ramped up = at 100%.
 
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Feel the same way, this forum of my church but still looking... not found a proper church yet. Prayed to find one but nothing so far.
It seems this way for lot's of Christians no. And, having just moved out of state, it's even more difficult as it's hard to enter a church alone. But I have a few Christian friends here who will help me through it eventually, I hope! Lol. Most of the new churches hold not a thing for me, I starve spiritually and fellowship is a thing of the past for the most part :(
We keep praying until we see a breakthrough and The Lord will place us where He sees fit. Or, maybe He has something all together different in mind...home church meetings/bible study/prayer...?
 

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Where would the compromise stop?

You're perfectly loved if you're Gay,Trans, because God is love?

You can lose your Salvation by choice and just as easily take it up again when you choose. Because God is OK with that.
always remember that a little leaven can and will LEAVEN the whole lump .
SO here is what i say to compromise . NO DEAL . Wont be done on this sheeps watch . HOPE you say the same my friend .
WE dont compromise the HOLY words OF THE LORD . we simply love and embrace and beleive the TRUTH .
Now mount up and put on the battle boots and strap on all armour
cause the hour is late and its time to do what we can while we can , in hopes that at least some will hear and repent and believe
and if in error will recieve the correction which is meant for their good and not their destuction .
 
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And what do the sheep say to this false inclusive interfaith ecumincialism ,
NOT TODAY , NOT EVER . WE CLINGING TO JESUS and TO HE ALONE WE SHALL CLING .
 
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It seems this way for lot's of Christians no. And, having just moved out of state, it's even more difficult as it's hard to enter a church alone. But I have a few Christian friends here who will help me through it eventually, I hope! Lol. Most of the new churches hold not a thing for me, I starve spiritually and fellowship is a thing of the past for the most part :(
We keep praying until we see a breakthrough and The Lord will place us where He sees fit. Or, maybe He has something all together different in mind...home church meetings/bible study/prayer...?
The latter . And soon when this ecumincialism incluisive interfaith has run it course
It might not just be houses we meet at , but even caves and meadows .
CAUSE SOCIETY IS NOT GONNA TOLERATE US much longer sister . Even now i am watching
SOME church leaders push out those who wont conform but rather have tried to help them and warn them .
THIS will get worse .
But fear it not sister . JESUS was with paul , JESUS was with peter , JESUS was with HIS sheep
no matter where they were . EVEN IN PRISON and ON THE RUN , HE WILL be with us too .
FAITHFUL unto death dear sister . THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WORTH OUR SOUL .
JESUS has THE SHEEP and our end IS REAL GOOD , thanks be TO GOD AND TO HIS CHRIST , THE MERCY
of HIS GRACE given us IN JESUS THE GLORIOUS CHRIST .
SO to the trenches sister . and no compromise .
 

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What seems to be the point here is a push for Ecumenism.
And if examine where this push has led
we will see exactly who is accepted and who it has pushed OUT the door .
More and more sins are now accepted , Even UNBELEIF is now being accepted .
JESUS and the sheep who wont conform , NOT ACCEPTED , called haters . THIS IS GONNA explode much worse too .
For us sheep we shall not conform . But it will cost us and some even their own lives .
But it has been so since even the days of paul and others . The hour of our betrayal draws nigh .
And it wont just be words either . f ear it not . fear not man .
We stand on CHRIST and the sheep shall HEED and FOLLOW HIM . HE WILL BE WITH US
as HE was always and has always been with HIS OWN through all times .
 
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Where would the compromise stop?

You're perfectly loved if you're Gay,Trans, because God is love?

You can lose your Salvation by choice and just as easily take it up again when you choose. Because God is OK with that.
I'm not suggesting compromise.
Why would we not love everyone?
Are suggesting hatred for the groups you disagree with?
You can't win the lost that way.

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You're perfectly loved if you're Gay,Trans, because God is love?


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But that seems to be too much to ask.

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You mean you want them to post Threads, such as yours ..... that ask if "the bible floats like soap"?

And you want them to accuse God of being a cosmic Tyrant , as you do in your Threads?

And you want them to accuse the Bible of being filled with "errors".....as your Threads, state?

And you want them to be "free thinkers", vs having the Holy Bible as their final authority regarding all things of God, Christ, and the Church?

And you want them to teach a Satanic Gospel (Universalism) that you teach, that denies that a SINNER has to be forgiven their sin and born again before they die, to go to Heaven.... ?

So, that is your revealed "Christianity" on this forum, and i dont see in it... any love for God, or the Bible or His Son.......and also, to try to lead people into Hell using a false Gospel proves you have no love for lost sinners.

Your God is your vain and often vile opinions @St. SteVen , according to your Threads and Posts.

So, i dont think its too much to ask, that we hope you are the only one like this on This forum .....as one is one to many as it is, @St. SteVen