[PetroniusMaximus]

I'm sorry.

Maybe I misunderstood.

I read your post as saying basically "who cares about doctrine... just as long as we love one another"

[birdwoman]

ok, ya'll are cracking me up here...you are on the same side and are arguing with each other because you have become so defensive...

Relax already...God is love!! :)

And He will also kick you in the seat of the pants when you don't do what you need to do!

Oh yeah and it is Christmas...and this is thelast really nice and happy Christmas we will ever see...so we'd better enjoy it! :)

[Skooz]

I read your post as saying basically "who cares about doctrine... just as long as we love one another"

I did not mean that at all. I would never downplay the importance of doctrine, as long as that doctrine is TOTALLY based on Scripture, leaving nothing out.

In my post I stated that " It's much easier to construct our Byzantine maze of pharisitical "thou shalt not believe XYZ" than to love one another with Christ's love, as He commanded."

That in no way downplays the importance of Scriptural doctrine. But doctrine without the love of God is a waste of time--a mere intellectual exercise which amounts to zero.

Likewise, love sans doctrine is little more than a Kum-by-ya love-in which glorifies God not at all.

One without the other is unscriptural error.