This exemplifies 'open structured thinking'. The Spirit of God enables such. John is exhibiting this through his recent encounter with the 'recovery of the Trinity'.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 25, 2005 08:53 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] Fond Farewells- Salvation > John wrote: > > I am surprised at your affiliation with the > > Cof C (non-instrument?. > > Yes, non-instrument. > > John wrote: > > There is absolutely nothing that you have written that would > > be allowed in that sect. Jopefully you are beginning to settle > > down a bit and take root somewhere. > > Well, this was some 15 years ago and I suppose I was more pliable at the > time. There actually is quite a bit of agreement that I have with CofC. > They do not believe that a congregation should have a name that sets it > apart from other congregations. They do not believe in denominations. They > do not believe in setting up one man as a pastor over the congregation, but > rather that elders should oversee the church. They believe in the idea that > the church needs restoration back toward something like the primitive church > had, rather than evolving into something very different. On all these > points, I have found agreement. The areas where we get into trouble is > their hermeneutic concerning the silence of Scripture, and in their > rejection of the Pentecostal experience for today. I have to admit that I > have grown in a way that I probably could not function in too many of the > CofC's, but I do not regret my limited association with them in the past. > > Incidentally, I was later involved with a congregation that merged with a > CofC, but these CofC people were wounded by elders in another CofC and were > much more pliable to changing in their ways. They quickly accepted musical > instruments as a valid way of worship, and they readily recognized the > problems with the silence of Scripture hermeneutic. The Pentecostal gifts > of the Holy Spirit were received by most of them, but a few of them resisted > that, and some eventually left because of the issues of faith, healing, and > the gifts of the Holy Spirit. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
