I guess we all have our own strange way of posting.
If you go back and read through all your own posts , you will notice how much you sound like a school teacher.
" Now class answer me this question.."
You answer with questions all the time which seem cold, once in a while it would be nice to see you relax and write from your heart. What things 'you' believe...and not just ask strange trick questions which are in the line of our friend twinc...that, 9 times out of ten do not 'have' any clear answer but are like riddles.
Just saying.
Show us the 'real' Mary for once... :)
I am a retired school (college) teacher. I guess old habits die hard. ;)
After dealing with college kids a good portion of my life I am in the habit of holding people accountable for their actions and words. I should realize I am now dealing with
older people; not college kids. On the academic sites I am a member of we challenge each other to back up our findings/beliefs/statements. I guess I have also carried that over into this forum (1Peter3:15). I am not sure if that is good or bad?
Here is what I believe: I am to proclaim the message. I am to be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable. I am to
convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience
in teaching. I believe we are living in the times of people
not listening to sound doctrine. In these times people have itching ears and they have accumulated for themselves teachers
to suit their own desires.
I guess that is why I have challenged (held you accountable) to your statement when talking about denominations:
I believe there is "good and bad" in all of them....'
Since you stated you believe their is good and bad in all of them I thought you could provide a list. I now see I was wrong. I don't see how that is a "trick" question.
I just asked you to back up what you said you believe.
From the heart, here is what I believe on this matter: There is good and bad in all denominations. There are good people and bad people. But we are talking about
doctrine, aren't we?
So how do we determine what is good doctrine and what is bad doctrine?
We know that
The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth. We know that Jesus gave man the ability or authority to bind and loose. Whatever we bind and loose on earth will be bound and loosed in heaven. He gave man the authority to forgive sins.
Scripture is VERY clear that we (Christians) are all to speak with ONE voice and have
ONE doctrine and that Christ started a (singular) Church with authority. Not multiple churches with individual authority/doctrines.
So for you to say there are good and bad (doctrines) in all denominations;
I have to disagree. That would mean that no Church got it right. God has left us Christians to the wind? Abandoned us so we never know The Truth? I don't think so. According to scripture there is a Church and that Church is the pillar and foundation of Truth. That Church was built on a rock. Not on shifting sands like you and many others seem to believe (Matthew 7:24-27). I have built my house on that Rock.
Since you can't articulate what you said you believe I guess we will end this conversation.
IHS...Mary
