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To: wagglebee
Unitarianism was formulated by friends of Martin Luther using Luther's invention of "sola scriptura" and their flawed conclusions should serve as a reminder of just how flawed the employed method is.

Unitarians don't believe the bible. How is that the fault of Sola Scriptura? Unless you think that grouping all the major world religions under one unitarian tent is prescribed in scripture? VERY BIG Staw Man.

Has it escaped your notice that EVERY group to come along in the last 500 years and call themselves Christian has based a significant portion of what they believe on an interpretation of the Bible? How can they reach so many different conclusions?

There are different conclusions among RCC on various minor issues, So What?

Most protestants who have not liberalized believe in Salvation by Faith alone Thru Christ Alone.

Considering we dont see an office higher than Overseer, the biblical prescription, we have Christ as our head, we will not have structure like the Papacy with Cardinals and Arch Bishops. So, it appears to you, because we do not have a highly structured organization that we are THEOLOGICALLY fragmented into 30,000 denoms. We see NO NEED to agree on MINOR issues, Minor issues are not part of Salvation. Just like the Church of the FIRST 200 years, We are many churches loosley connected with NO Head But JESUS.

IF there are over 25 protestant theological families with SERIOUS differences I would be surprised! The evangelical Baptist, Presbyterian, Arminian, Reformed, dispensationalist, covenantalist are My Brothers in the Lord! We all believe in salvation by Grace thru Faith Alone!

When we ALL get to Heaven, the Lord can fill us in on the minor issues, if we even care at that point.

7,531 posted on 08/09/2010 11:35:03 AM PDT by bkaycee
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To: bkaycee; OLD REGGIE
Unitarians don't believe the bible.

Seems a broad brush. Is this true?

7,532 posted on 08/09/2010 11:39:48 AM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: bkaycee
INDEED. .
HOWEVER, those who chronically
mangle Scripture and reality
find mangling stats child's play.

HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
CHRIS TOMLIN

7,535 posted on 08/09/2010 12:11:39 PM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: bkaycee; Mad Dawg; Natural Law
Unitarians don't believe the bible [sic].

As far as I can tell most Protestants don't either.

How is that the fault of Sola Scriptura?

How is it not? Unitarians inaccurately interpret Scripture one way, Calvinists inaccurately interpret Scripture another way and Baptists yet another.

The man-made invention of "sola scriptura" is the cause of all the misinterpretation.

Unless you think that grouping all the major world religions under one unitarian tent is prescribed in scripture?

Where have I suggested this?

There are different conclusions among RCC on various minor issues, So What?

No, there are not. There are individual Catholics who are confused about what the Church teaches, but that has nothing to do with different conclusions.

Besides, I would hardly call denial of the Holy Trinity a "minor issue."

Most protestants who have not liberalized believe in Salvation by Faith alone Thru Christ Alone.

Hopefully they will be afforded the opportunity to repent of such heresy. Read Matthew 25:31-46 some time, you will see that faith has very little to do with one's salvation and both the saved and the damned are surprised by what is.

Considering we dont see an office higher than Overseer, the biblical prescription, we have Christ as our head, we will not have structure like the Papacy with Cardinals and Arch Bishops.

I'm not sure who this "we" is that you are referring to. Are you suggesting that Protestants don't have bishops? Because that is totally false. (I have noticed that a great many Protestants operate under the false impression that all other Protestants believe as they do.)

IF there are over 25 protestant theological families with SERIOUS differences I would be surprised! The evangelical Baptist, Presbyterian, Arminian, Reformed, dispensationalist, covenantalist are My Brothers in the Lord! We all believe in salvation by Grace thru Faith Alone!

See above. The shared heretical belief of millions does not make it any less heretical.

When we ALL get to Heaven, the Lord can fill us in on the minor issues, if we even care at that point.

Again, I don't think heresy is a "minor issue." Ddo you attend one of these "churches" that sings Kumbaya as the "priestess" performs homosexual "weddings"?

7,536 posted on 08/09/2010 12:14:09 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: bkaycee; wagglebee
"Unitarians don't believe the bible."

Your understanding of Unitarianism appears to be as shallow as wagglebee's.

If you had said "it is possible to find Unitarians who believe in almost anything or nothing." I would agree with you.

Many Unitarians believe the Bible is the Word of God. Now, the interpretation of this Word is another story. :-)

7,542 posted on 08/09/2010 12:37:11 PM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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