Re: [TruthTalk] Good News!

[Bill Taylor]

If we are one in Christ we will at least be united enough to avoid the behavior described above in Titus 3.  We will be of one accord; each having different gifts and callings, but peaceably agreeable with each other even when we disagree.  Izzy But we have never done it that way.  It defies TT tradition.  Do you really think it might work? :-) Terry   I don't know, Terry (and I hope your question is general enough to allow for my intrusion), but I fear if it does not, Christ will do with TT what he promises to do with congregations when they fail to repent, and that is, he will remove from us our lampstand, the result being that the darkness will be such that no one will be confused by any claims on our part to be his representatives on earth. There are lots of dead churches packed with members too stupid -- for whatever reason: pride being the most evident -- to dismount, but I don't really think the world really thinks they are a true representation of Christ. The truth is, I think the world knows better than that. Anyway, I sure hope that we can make it work out.   Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Clifton To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Good News! ShieldsFamily wrote:   Titus 3:1Remind them �   2to malign no one,to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.        3For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.        9But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.        10Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,        11knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.