RE: 'Drich, which of the millions of different christian denominations goes to Heaven?'
January 17, 2015 at 4:03 pm
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm by Drich.)
(January 16, 2015 at 11:41 am)Nope Wrote: How is pissing off the members of you wife's church a sign that you are on the right track? It could be a sign that you sound arrogant and condescending to other people. How does you wife and in laws feel about your views? Are you as sarcastic to your chuch's congregation as you are here?
Idk if this is a good thing or a bad thing but they (the church eldership) asked me to teach Sunday mornings at a smaller sister congergation about 30 family's so I'm told.
While they do not always like to hear me challenge tradition, many of the elders cant argue with my exegetical work. They will say 'we will agree to disagree' or they will try and invoke some sort of power of eldership, and make a proclamation that this is what the church believes.. Upon which I remind them This is what the pope does as well as the prophets of Mormonism, when they do not have the bible to back them up.
My wife cringes when I and the preacher butt heads (after church) but ultimatly supports what I do, even if she doesn't always understand all of it because she see the hours/days/weeks that goes into researching just one topic.
It all may seem off the cuff here, that's only because I have had these discussions hundreds of times now, and have most of them down/committed to memory. In truth I have spent many many many hour researching each topic well before any of them are discussed.
Also understand I believe they are a canonical Jesus Christ centered church and are allowed to make these mistakes so I let most of the go unless they threaten core principles that will change their status as a canonical Jesus Christ centered church. That is unless someone there like here, asks me a question or wants me to critique a teaching or church doctrine. If they do I will tell them the truth.
