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To: Ping-Pong; MarkBsnr; Forest Keeper; Diego1618; wmfights; D-fendr; Seven_0; xzins
It seems to me that all churches also bring their prejudices, beliefs and egos to their congregation and each one believes they are right, that they are the one true church

All churches, but One. The idea that all "churches" somehow contain seeds of truth and, gathered together, reveal "more truth" is the devil's greatest deception man has bought into because, get this, "it makes sense." We have reduced God to human logic and God's justice to human justice. That is humanizing God while deifying man, the philosophy behind the Age of Reason.

Reducing the Church, which Christ established clearly with His promise to those who hold the keys to the kingdom of heaven, to "one of the churches" is what ecumenism is all about. It is based on syncretism and the idea that no one holds the truth. It makes a religion out of doubting that God could establish One true Church.

If you buy into that, just think how easy it was for the serpent to beguile Eve.

2,555 posted on 08/16/2007 11:13:56 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50; Forest Keeper; MarkBsnr; D-fendr; Seven_0; Diego1618; xzins
All churches, but One. The idea that all "churches" somehow contain seeds of truth and, gathered together, reveal "more truth" is the devil's greatest deception man has bought into because, get this, "it makes sense.

That was my point Kosta. All of them think they have the absolute answer. You believe yours does and others believe theirs does.

I didn't say that we should go from one church to another and gain their "seeds of truth" - what a mess that would be. I said, or my meaning was, that the ultimate answer HAS TO BE FOUND IN THE BIBLE. Everything else, everyone else, all ideas or philosophies, must be written. "Have you not read" - "It is written" - "I have foretold you all things"

I believe that must also include any church doctrine. If it is not written then it is a tradition or idea of man and He told us to "follow no man".

....Ping

2,557 posted on 08/16/2007 12:04:38 PM PDT by Ping-Pong
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To: kosta50
The idea that all "churches" somehow contain seeds of truth and, gathered together, reveal "more truth" is the devil's greatest deception man has bought into because, get this, "it makes sense." We have reduced God to human logic and God's justice to human justice. That is humanizing God while deifying man, the philosophy behind the Age of Reason.

Bullseye !

The seeds of the enlightenment has certainly been on of the devil's greatest deception along with anything that divides Christianity

I wish you a Blessed Evening!

2,570 posted on 08/16/2007 5:00:44 PM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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