It seems to me that you guys are talking about two different things. John,
aren't you creating a straw man argument here, trying to make Kevin argue
that unity is based upon full agreement with Biblical doctrine, when really
he is saying that when people insult God, we should not tolerate it?
David, you need to review Kevin's post before injecting yourself into the discussion. But a search is not necessary, David. Don't you find it curious that Kev does not deny my charge'challenge. Rather, he asserts that the list "is right there" in the biblical message. I believe he said that sometime this morning or yesterday.
Kevin, do you believe that unity is based upon agreeing completely with
Biblical doctrine?
Good question............... but I think asked and answered. We shall see.
Personally, I believe that unity comes first and that doctrinal agreement is
the fruit of that unity. Ditto. Therefore, any call for a list of doctrines that
would bring unity is faulty. The call for a list is an effort on my part to demonstrate the impracticality in the claim that fellowship among believers is a doctrinally based issue -- that we must speak and think the same things (doctrine) before Unity of the Faith is considered a reality. The fact that absolutely no one on this list, or elsewhere, can do this is proof of my point. So a "call for a list" is not "faulty" if it happens to be the single strongest argument against "unity based upon agreement."
JD
