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To: boatbums
"I do not, however, see our "doctrinal differences" as insignificant as the issue of salvation by grace through faith vs. works is a paramount distinction."

If we truly live the two Greatest Commandments the "doctrinal issues" will take care of themselves.

300 posted on 04/22/2012 6:49:15 AM PDT by Natural Law (The Pearly Gates are really a servants entrance.)
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To: Natural Law
If we truly live the two Greatest Commandments the "doctrinal issues" will take care of themselves.

I certainly agree that all things must be done in the spirit of love so please don't construe my next comment as a personal attack.

If the Roman Catholic Church really teaches your viewpoint, then I do not see how, in light of the Inquisitions, Crusades and other persecutions of "heretics", it can then - when such actions are no longer "legal" - warn everybody to "let the doctrinal issues take care of themselves" with a straight face. It also contradicts Scriptural instructions for the man/woman of God to to be able to teach, preach the word, be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine (II Tim. 4:2) and hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it (Titus 1:9). We are also urged in Jude 1:3, "to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people". That is what most of us here are doing - contending for the faith, the faith that has been entrusted to ALL God's people so that souls are won to the Lord in the Biblical truth.

340 posted on 04/22/2012 1:44:14 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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