To: Mad Dawg
I'm not saying that at all, MD. If you ask a person with the gift of discernment or healing or whatever gift they have, I don't consider that 'the church,' which I figured you meant as the church hierarchy. Sorry if I misunderstood.
To: Marysecretary
Okay. I think I get it. "you guys" think that there is no relationship between the "institutional church" and the sho' 'nuff church. You are assured of your salvation, but not of anyone's membership in the true Church (but clearly you're inclined to make some guesses about some people?) SO you depend on your internal spirit-gifts to see if someone has a gift you need. I'm sorry if I'm not saying this properly.
We trust that some of the charisms of the Holy Spirit DO coincide with the 'institutional church" in the sense that real spiritual gifts are objectively conveyed through the sacrament of ordination.
I keep getting surprised by the consequences of the difference in ecclesiology.
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03/23/2007 9:07:05 PM PDT by
Mad Dawg
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