(November 2, 2015 at 1:38 am)KevinM1 Wrote: I'd say we're more interested in how your religion contradicts reason, common sense, and decency on the whole rather than sniping at particular sects.
Baptist
Catholic
Protestant
Etc.
Different colored candy shells surrounding the same rich, creamy center of nonsense and special pleading.
This presupposes that I am saying my 'sect' is the right one.
If I am ever allowed to finish my Romans study we will see that ALL 'sects' are wrong. That none conform, that we are only saved because Christ wants to save us, not in the way of our own religious efforts so that none of us can boast about being the 'one true sect'... that what is said here in romans undermines ALL religious efforts, and makes salvation about the work of Christ and not about our works of religion.
This means out 'names' we award ourselves (Baptist, Catholic, Protestant) mean absolutly nothing to God. He judges who and what we are in relation to our ablities and what he has set before us.
That, is what I am speaking of when I say one can use what Paul says here to destroy an arguement/doctrine that says it is the one true church.
