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To: Alex Murphy

The distinction between Reformation and evangelical churches is, IMHO, artificial.

None of the doctrinal bodies associated with any individual one of these churches is perfect. Nor do I have a perfect one to put in place of them, except to point out that Jesus Himself is the ultimate teacher, who will bring out the fine points of the Bible as they become relevant. It’s easy, carried off with the relative freedom of evangelicaldom, to get over-eager and read things into parts of the Bible that Jesus has not yet begun to teach.


4 posted on 11/06/2013 10:58:12 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck; Alex Murphy
The distinction between Reformation and evangelical churches is, IMHO, artificial.

I think you are right. We share a common faith grounded in the 5 solas, however, after that there are some big differences. It would be nice if the Reformed churches made an effort to recognize how much of the flawed Roman system they brought with them, but at the core we share a common faith and I know I would be comfortable in any of the Reformed churches excluding the Lutheran church.

10 posted on 11/06/2013 7:43:03 PM PST by wmfights
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To: HiTech RedNeck

sorry, but there is a massive difference between “reformed” and many “evangelical” groups —> especially because the latter group can encompass many beliefs note the Oneness Pentecostals...


19 posted on 11/06/2013 10:26:26 PM PST by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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