Debbie wrote: > David, I am quite sincerely pleasantly surprised by the > below. It is quite different from the approach I remember > you taking some time ago (I'm talking months), where you > seemed to be saying that God wants us all to think the > same thing. Am I misremembering?
You might be misinterpreting me somewhere, because I still stand by my position that believers in Christ are to have the same mind and be in one accord. My past comments have always reflected that this is through being complimentary to each other rather than unity through strict uniformity. It means that Paul can say we are justified by grace through faith without works and James can say we are justified by works and not by faith alone, and yet there is unity and agreement and the same mind between them. We see James agreeing with Paul in Acts 15, and we see Paul agreeing with James in Acts 21. It has much to do with attitude and the ability to see from someone else's point of view. It is somewhat interesting on this eternal sonship discussion, because I truly think that Bill Taylor and I are not too far apart on this. Same thing with John. Yet, John says we are miles apart just when I think the gap is closing. This seems to be a consistent problem. I often see the gap in understanding to be closing when others see it widening even further. I continue to take the following admonition of Paul to heart: 1 Corinthians 1:10 (10) Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 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.
