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Quote (Stu @ Jan. 11 2013,04:54) Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 11 2013,09:14) I do understand your frustration
I don't think you do…Stuart
yes I do ,I doYour title is a little misleading
You are really asking if they have a consensus on anything, right? A shared belief in common?
(That’s a good question.)
Nope, I really don’t think so.But the disunity found in Christendom, more than any other foundational religion, to me, actually is evidence that it began as the way to God.
Consider: how many sects are there of Judaism? 60, maybe?
What about Islam? Around the same?Christendom? 33,000!!
Way off the scale compared to the others.
Again IMO, this just verifies the truthfulness of 1 John 5:19 & Revelation 12:9 …. there is an enemy of God and His truth. And what better way to hide a genuine article, than to make literally 1,000’s of others, like the proverbial ‘needle in a haystack’?
But a person need not have to examine every stinkin’ one. Like w/ counterfeit money, searching for the genuine article, you only need to know what the real one looks like. And Jesus Himself gave the identifying mark at John 13: 34-35.
You see, it’s not necessarily the teachings we need to look for, but their actions….their love for people. In imitation of Christ, such a love would be observed to transcend all barriers: political, racial, national, cultural, etc. — Acts of the Apostles 10:34-35
It would even – you might say ‘especially’ – transcend conflicts and war! Really, how could a Christian obey Jesus’ command at Matthew 5:44, if they did fight and kill?
That has far-reaching implications, doesn’t it?
it’s no wonder Jesus said that His followers would be “hated” by the world….. few, though, are willing to take such an unpopular stance, incurring the worlds hatred.
Now… look for a group that shows that kind of love.
Nice post Hockeycowboy.
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