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From: David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:53:15 -0400
Subject: 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. Sure they do. Verually all congregations distinquish themselves from the others.
They do not believe in denominations. They ARE a denomination, DAvid. They do not believe in setting up one man as a pastor over the congregation, but rather that elders should oversee the church. You think that there is not a "amin" elder?
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.
