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Post by Funny on Aug 2, 2007 11:33:29 GMT -5
How do you respond to professing folks who say "there can't be two right ways". "You are either in the right way or the wrong way". "You can't be right in the wrong way no matter how good you might seem to be". "Either you are in the true way of God or you are in the false ways that lead to a lost eternity".
Have you heard the above comments by someone who is professing? Pretty sad isn't it.
They think it isn't possible that 2 people can be saved from different churches. Do they think they have God's approval based solely on the meeting in the home and the minister without a home?
Ways don't equal systems!!!
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Post by truth is on Aug 2, 2007 11:41:10 GMT -5
According to the bible, there is only ONE way [or religion]. According to man, there are many religions, therefore there must be an awful lot of false religions out there. If we redefine religion to mean any set of beliefs, then the bible is the truth, and is not just a set of beliefs......in fact, in the current lingo, I am not comfortable trying to discribe the truth as a ''religion'' at all. wud ever...
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Post by Brick on Aug 2, 2007 11:42:08 GMT -5
Do you ever reply by saying that Jesus said, "I am the way"?
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Post by ANDREW M on Aug 2, 2007 11:48:44 GMT -5
According to the Bible there is only ONE way (or Saviour). There can't be two Saviours.
See the difference putting the focus where it should be makes ?
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Post by _ on Aug 2, 2007 13:41:48 GMT -5
How do you respond to professing folks who say "there can't be two right ways". "You are either in the right way or the wrong way". "You can't be right in the wrong way no matter how good you might seem to be". "Either you are in the true way of God or you are in the false ways that lead to a lost eternity". Have you heard the above comments by someone who is professing? Pretty sad isn't it. They think it isn't possible that 2 people can be saved from different churches. Do they think they have God's approval based solely on the meeting in the home and the minister without a home? Ways don't equal systems!!! Ask them to point to verses in the bible that refer to the way... once they read that Jesus is the way, then ask them why they view a specific man-made church group as the way in place of Jesus being the way?
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Post by 3 Right ways on Aug 2, 2007 14:53:33 GMT -5
Nathan says there are 3 Right ways
The friends and workers The Waldensian The Faith Mission.
3 is better then one But then again shows that what he believes is different from the workers
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Post by Mortar on Aug 2, 2007 15:48:25 GMT -5
Do you ever reply by saying that Jesus said, "I am the way"? To which the reply comes "Jesus was and is a homeless ministry."
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Post by What or where on Aug 2, 2007 16:20:34 GMT -5
One may very well reply that "Jesus said "I am the way"".
But the recipient of the message will probably have no idea what you're on about. The statement alone appears pretty meaningless. Perhaps someone here could enlighten the rest of us as to what this actually means. I am the way to what? To where? The 2x2 were well known ror rolling off statements which everyone agreed with but were rarely explained and therefore had very little meaning for non 2x2 people. All part of the game..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2007 17:41:05 GMT -5
Well, it is obvious from this board that there are many ways. We need to have a new figure if "1" is not the right figure.
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Post by dissapointed on Aug 2, 2007 18:45:26 GMT -5
bert why do you do things like that?
You know what they're talking about. Why the dishonesty?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2007 7:35:20 GMT -5
quote - "bert why do you do things like that? You know what they're talking about. Why the dishonesty?"
Here's an example: one church follows the example of Jesus, with home worship and homeless preachers. Another imports doctrines of Monasticism from Egypt - establishing a rigid discipline of monks, friars and nuns to run their monasteries. Two vastly different churches, no? And if two different churches, then why not two different ways?
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Post by they on Aug 3, 2007 7:53:50 GMT -5
bert,
The apostles were not all homeless. A bible scholar such as yourself should have known that.
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Post by Follow Import on Aug 3, 2007 7:59:03 GMT -5
What's with the "One follows" vs "One Imports".
It appears both sides "Import" and neither really follow Jesus Christ's teachings.
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Post by las logged out on Aug 3, 2007 9:18:02 GMT -5
How do you respond to professing folks who say "there can't be two right ways". "You are either in the right way or the wrong way". "You can't be right in the wrong way no matter how good you might seem to be". "Either you are in the true way of God or you are in the false ways that lead to a lost eternity". Have you heard the above comments by someone who is professing? Pretty sad isn't it. They think it isn't possible that 2 people can be saved from different churches. Do they think they have God's approval based solely on the meeting in the home and the minister without a home? Ways don't equal systems!!! How I would answer the question is Jesus is the only right way that has nothing to do with any perticular group(singled out)
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Post by withopeneyes (Mandy) on Aug 3, 2007 10:54:59 GMT -5
I think people fail to take into consideration that in the time of Christ, Christianity was, well, NEW. Jesus scattered his people to have them preach to the corners of the earth.
Jesus spoke to people everywhere, in temples as well as homes, as well as fields. As for worship, worship and praise isn't confined to any place. The bible tells us to do everything as unto the Lord- that is a huge part of our worship and praise.
No specific "church" (in the sense that we use it today) has all the rights to God. The fact that there are denominations/non-denominations out there that plainly claim they are the "one right away" and have exclusive rights to heaven is extremely disturbing.
I believe it gives some people a false security. They end up following rules instead of being led by the spirit.
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Post by wonderin on Aug 3, 2007 11:51:50 GMT -5
bert, The apostles were not all homeless. A bible scholar such as yourself should have known that. If a preacher is to follow Jesus, He said that He did not have a 'home' like the foxes and birds, but He was promised many homes, both in this world, and the world to come. What does this mean, anyway? Can we have many homes and still be called 'homeless' ? I do not understand this concept, eh, does anyone else know what it means? Was Jesus 'homeless' or not?
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