Wednesday, December 30, 2009
That they may be one...
"It is a tragedy that Christians unite on doctrinal or creedal bases when there can be no absolute certainty about them. The basis for fellowship ought rather to be in the realm of love, commitment, and trust than in systematized doctrines, codified beliefs and intellectual thought. Should any grounds for fellowship be more important than faith and love in relation to our Lord Jesus Christ and a patient on-going quest for truth? Love, prayer, worship, praise, study, questioning, and discussion can all be part of fellowship one with another. Believers should be encouraged to question and discuss among themselves the most profound topics of the Scriptures as freely as they talk about the weather or the World Series in sports. there should be no strife, contentions, factions, no fear of recrimination or embarrassment or of being branded a heretic." (Daniel Andersen. Bible Study - A personal quest, page 22
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So important! Years ago I was part of a discussion with a church staff (I was the youth pastor). The discussion concerned an age old division that crossed denominational lines. I mentioned to the pastor that such an old argument was not going to be decided in our little gathering. He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye and said, "well, one of us will one day be proved right!" In later years I had the opportunity to hand around a different church staff. The pastor there often declared, "when we reach heaven we will all be heretics." I think it is good to aggressively pursue truth, but humbly hold it.
oops! That's "hang around" not "hand around!"
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