Posted on 09/28/2015 12:01:53 PM PDT by damonw
What is he ranting about?
Why did he / she make these three posts?
The “ranting” I’m referring to is NOT by Ruy Dias de Bivar, but in the many posts of the website that this thread is from: ***”Answering The Hardline Church of Christ” ^ | 9/28/15 | Damon Whitsell***
see website:
https://answeringthehardlinechurchofchrist.wordpress.com/
What I can’t figure out is “which ‘Church of Christ’” organization he is criticizing, as there are a bunch of non-denominational groups that go by that generic name.
We are on the same page... what point is this guy making?
Ditto about the CofC... there are one cuppers, many cuppers, campbelites and so on. They all get confused and lumped as one and are not even close to similar.
But I ask again? Why is this guy posting all this junk here?
Thank you for the link and I am extracting this portion which proclaims the spiritual unity of all Christians which “grabbed me” as being “right” when I was doing early study preceding baptism into a Disciples of Christ congregation:
Stone and Campbell became leaders of the idea that Christians should be able to spiritually unite on a few fundamental ideas. They held that insistence on matters of interpretation, denominationalism, credism, and ecclesiastical tyranny were not in the spirit of Christianity—given the many calls for peace and unity in the New Testament. Personal interpretation of Scripture should not be the basis for judging others or made the basis of Christian communion. Reflecting this noble idea, Stone and Campbell often said in slightly different variations,
< **Let us acknowledge all to be our brethren who believe in the Lord Jesus, repent of their sins, and humbly and honestly obey Him as far as they understand his will and their duty.** >
What a wonderful picture! If we may editorialize, this movement is perhaps the most underappreciated movement, at least in modern church history. These men had a passion for unity as fundamental to the Christian faith. They hailed with enthusiasm the least indications of a growing spirit of forbearance and brotherly love among the different denominations. They saw a spirit of unity among Christians as dethroning sin and Satan and converting the world.
I have no idea why Damonw is posting this links. Perhaps Damonw is Damon Whitsell and he is advertising it.
I recommend you ask Damonw.
It’s a United Church of Christ.
Yea Barry Lynn executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a minister in that uh sect. Very Liberal.
From what I understand about the Church of Christ as a denomination is there is no national organization meaning the churches are self governed by elders etc. I don't believe they are Pentecostal or Charismatic. Some posters may be confusing them with The Church of GOD which does vary greatly and has several organizations.
Does post 28 help clear anything up?
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