RE: [TruthTalk] The Right Way To Get To The Truth

[ShieldsFamily]

Exactly my understanding of the problem, also.  Thank you for clearly pointing it out, David. Hopefully it will be resolved in peace and love. Izzy   -----Original Message----- Here's the problem.   While Christians may disagree upon things philosophical and theological in many ways, they cannot continue in sin.  Erroneous thinking and wrongful behavior are two different things.  We have a problem here because John Smithson says that Izzy and Judy are dishonest and deceitful.  That means that they should not be included into fellowship with the community of Christ.  Paul instructs us not to fellowship with those professing believers who continue to sin (2 Thess. 3:14, 1 Cor. 5).  If John is right, then these are serious allegations that demand a response upon me.  On the other hand, if John is bearing false witness against his sisters in Christ, then he should be shunned, that he might repent of his wickedness.  The third option is for everyone involved to declare the whole dialogue a huge misunderstanding.