Posted on 02/01/2007 5:23:18 PM PST by NYer
"Islam says, if you don't do it my way, you are lost. So does the Catholic church and some Protestant sects. It is arrogance incarnate to limit God to the conceptual confines of material life.
God has never blessed arrogance, even if sincerely believed with some evidence."
Yes. While human institutions ARE of worth to our Lord, He stated that true worshippers of him would do so apart from physical confines such as the temple.... when Jesus came he was very harsh on those considering themselves to be the guardians of the true faith. While we strive to serve our Lord, we must do so with the realization that we are fallible creatures... . be careful with traditions of men.... take care to measure them next to the standard that has been given to us in his Living Word.
Please forgive the brevity, lack of references, etc., etc. brothers..... I am writing on my palm in bed right now! I would love to write much more. What a blessing it is to read your contributions my brothers. May our Lord bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you and give you peace.
Mark 9:38
"Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."
"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us. I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.
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