i think the "Liberal" Christians only study the Bible to look for loopholes...
Posted on 10/14/2007 9:19:22 AM PDT by NewMediaJournal
The history of Christianity has been replete with examples of various theological disagreements and contrary schools of thought, even within the pale of orthodoxy.
Modern times have provided us no relieve from this syndrome, which speaks to the inherent imperfections of human discourse and understanding.
There is one concept, more than any other, which can account for the great religious polarization within the Christian community, as well as the blue/red divide so evident in the political realm.
As a teenage youth and a fresh convert to Christianity from a nominal belief in God, I never perceived distinctions such as "liberal Christians," or "conservative Christians." I knew only that there were "Christians," who I thought were predominantly like minded. However, soon after my conversion, I had at least a vague conviction that being a Christian had certain implications for the positions I took in favor of, or in opposition to, certain cultural issues.
Herein is the point of departure where the controversy begins. People disagree on the proper implications of living out the mandate inherent in the individual and/or corporate profession of Christianity.
Most of this confusion results from differing understandings of the concept known as "separation of church and state."
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Very nice presentation of the basic problem.
Actually, I would say the split between liberal Christians and conservative Christians can be fairly well drawn between those that actually STUDY the Bible, and those that just go to hear what their pastor says.
i think the "Liberal" Christians only study the Bible to look for loopholes...
IMHO, it’s the same as the difference between those that want to retain our Constitutional rights, and those that want to revise or eliminate them.
Some people are rewriting the Bible right now, to allow acts which were condemned in the Word.
Self serving Christians will face a condemnation worse than those who never heard the Word, because they should know better.
If you are a Christian you live a Christ-like life.
Those who deliberately choose positions on issues that are known to go against what God has stated either directly or indirectly through his prophets or apostles in the Bible are not living Christ-like lives.
They have either not ever known God in terms of being saved or regenerated or they have apostatized.
If you are not living a Christ-like life, you are not a Christian.
The Proof is in the first book of John. This whole book goes into detail about this subject.
Yes, it's like those who believe in a "living" Constitution as opposed to the one that is written, and those who believe in a "living" Bible as opposed to the written one that many of us believe is God's word.
this “divide” is horse hockey.
It is the Walis sojourner fringleftist element.
It is NOT a 50/50 split as implied.
It is a 90/1 split with the 1% as the fake walis types. See left wing episcopals.
A liberal Christian (they exist as Protistant and Catholics) believes God gave them the right to do good with other people’s money.
Plundering is theft, no matter what you call it, why you do it, or if you think it is for the greater good. It doesn’t matter if you call it Christian charity, and dress it up in liberation theology. Liberal Christianity is just another religious scam. Now that the Republican Party has turned on the “Moral Majority,” and wants to push social conservatives to the back pews, the Democrats see an opportunity to get into the religion game, and they are going to work their scam for all it is worth.
“Actually, I would say the split between liberal Christians and conservative Christians can be fairly well drawn between those that actually STUDY the Bible, and those that just go to hear what their pastor says”...
in the “First Church of What’s Happening Now.
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