RE: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] Fond Farewells- Salvation

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Lance what are you referring to by "this"? Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:17 AM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] Fond Farewells- Salvation   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: <TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org> 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.