Do we truly love the brethren?

Well, Brother, I understand where you are coming from, and I don't entirely disagree with you. That being said, I find it hard to believe that there is one church is the country of ours, where the members agree completely on 100% of the bible. There is a member or two in our church who believe that someone can backslide, and there is not one of the 13-15 ORBs associations that state this in their Articles of Faith. The ORBs as a whole(all assocs. I mean) preach against a "fall from grace". Now, though I disagree with them immensely, I feel that there are many more things we hold in common, according to His Word, that we would fall out over this. But, each church and/or asoc. has every right to do what they feel is correct according to the scriptures.

Love ya Brother!! :thumbs:

 

Yes, we live in a free nation. There are all types of churches wherever we live. That is a good thing. One of the reasons I limit myself to the South or interior West is that there are more people who believe like I do.

 

I am beginning to agree with Luke more and more as i read his post. How can two walk together except they be agreed. Everyone that sayeth to me Lord, Lord shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. I find very little fellowship with those who have an entirely different view of the scriptures than i do. We might fellowship together in worldly things but when it comes to the things of God, what fellowship has light with darkness. If he is grounded in his beliefs and i in mine we would just set across the living room staring at one another.

 

Wondere what jesus meant by saying that we are ONE in him, that paul commanded us to keep the unity among the bethren, ONLY allowing for thosewho were either living as the unsavd again, or else promotong false teachings as reasons to break the unity?

NOT for over cal/arm, reformed non reformed, KJVO , or any petyty squabble we tend to love to do?

 

Maybe, sometimes, always, never!

This is a Romans 7 sort of thing for me. There's always the conflicts between the knowing, the wanting and the doing. Just being honest here.

 

Sorry for not answering your question earlier, i have been to one of my best friends funeral. No i'm not in the Southern Baptist church. As i read these post some said, if you come to my church you would be welcome. Let me add a little to that. I have learned the hard way i might be welcome in a Arminian church but only if i keep my mouth shut.