Is God indifferent about denominations?

[MoreCoffee]

You aren't telling us anything that I didn't state myself in my previous post.

Excellent then non-denominational groups split. Need we continue?

 

[Albion]

Need we continue?

I certainly hope not.

All that about "creative editing" and "word games" was quite a waste of time.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I certainly hope not.

All that about "creative editing" and "word games" was quite a waste of time.

You always surprise me with your willingness to waste time.

 

[Albion]

You always surprise me with your willingness to waste time.

Please stop with the diversions.

And don't accuse me of 'diversions' in the reply I know is coming shortly. I already have a parrot.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Try to think up some words that the previous poster didn't use.

That's your job.

PS:

Please stop with the diversions.

And don't accuse me of 'diversions' in the reply I know is coming shortly. I already have a parrot.

You changed your post after I replied. That was tricky

 

[popsthebuilder]

That's not true. I've seen several non-denominational groups split - two over charismatic matters and one over baptism and a few others over issues that I did not understand.

I just mean in general.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I just mean in general.

Splits do not happen every day so in general they do not happen except sometimes in some groups. It depends how how heated their debates get I guess.

 

[popsthebuilder]

Splits do not happen every day so in general they do not happen except sometimes in some groups. It depends how how heated their debates get I guess.

I don't think GOD is indifferent when it comes to denomination or division; all through the Bible we see that the church is to be unified, universal, and not divided or segregated.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I don't think GOD is indifferent when it comes to denomination or division; all through the Bible we see that the church is to be unified, universal, and not divided or segregated.

I agree, but even in the new testament writings there are sects and divisions. Paul had to deal with them in Corinth and John had to deal with them in the seven churches of the province of Asia. But in the new testaments the sects were treated as dangers for the church and as built on heresy or immorality. I doubt that heresy and immorality cover every kind of sect today but some will have formed because of those causes.

 

[Josiah]

I doubt that heresy and immorality cover every kind of sect today but some will have formed because of those causes.

Yes, God cares about truth, love and morality....

But I don't think He cares much about our denominations.... as we all know, He never even so much as MENTIONS them (at all) in all the NT. Is this because God didn't know that we'd start creatling them in the 4th Century and they'd become a significant part of Christianity? Was He ignorant of all this? I doubt it..... I just don't think He cares much. We can organize things the way we want to respond to the every-changing world in which we find ourselves, God seems to be disinterested in that, what matters is that we lift high the Cross, proclaim Truth, live morally and above all LOVE. All things only people can do (denominations being incapable of any of that).


I believe the church is already one, holy, catholic, community of saints; that the Bible does not lie when it says we are one with Christ and each other, when it proclaims we are brothers and sisters in Christ. It's just that PEOPLE need to BEHAVE more like that (denominations are incapable of behaving at all). I embrace you, MC, as my FULL, equal, equally-blessed, unseparated brother in Christ, fully a part of Christ's Body and Church. It's just not mutual.


Pax Christi


- Josiah

 

[Imalive]

If you have one christian you have a christian. If you have 2 christians you have a church. If you have 3 christians you have a church split.

 

[Imalive]

Who invented the copper wire? 2 Dutch ppl fighting over a cent.

 

[Confessional Lutheran]

A Catholic, a Lutheran, an Anglican and a Presbyterian walk into a bar.
They order their drinks and proceed to have a civilized discussion. That's what friends do.

 

[MoreCoffee]

A Catholic, a Lutheran, and Anglican and a Presbyterian walk into a bar.
They order their drinks and proceed to have a civilized discussion. That's what friends do.

What!!?? no joke?

 

[Confessional Lutheran]

What!!?? no joke?

Maybe a cosmic one.. as in, maybe people care a lot more about our differences than God does.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Maybe a cosmic one.. as in, maybe people care a lot more about our differences than God does.

differences lead to employment opportunities

 

[Confessional Lutheran]

differences lead to employment opportunities

**Sings** A-a-men, A-a-a-men, A-a-a-a- MEN!

 

[Imalive]

A Catholic, a Lutheran, an Anglican and a Presbyterian walk into a bar.
They order their drinks and proceed to have a civilized discussion. That's what friends do.

Lol I was just reading on a Dutch forum. A girl complained that another girl falsely accused her to the manager. LOL one guy said: oh I had that too. Solve it like a guy. I told him: hey I know you think I'm a jerk and I think the same about you. So lets chill, who cares and have a beer at the cafe. Fabulous! Maybe we need Heineken to get the church united.

 

[MennoSota]

And Smith Wigglesworth prophecied that if tge ppl w the emphasis on the Word and the ppl w emphasis on the Spirit come together we get world wide revival.

No we don't. We just get two merged types of pride.
Revival always comes when people hear the word of God and then repent. We see it in ancient Israel (King Josiah), we see it in the early church (Jerusalem, Antioch and Thessalonica), and we see it in history (The Great Awakening).
Manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit will come after this.
Just bringing two differing spectrums of the church together will not accomplish revival.

 

[Tigger]

There are a lot of denominations in the world and they have different ideas about how to be church and what a Christian ought to believe as well as what a Christian ought to do in worship so is God indifferent about those things?

I struggle with this everyday. My wife and I are members of a Lutheran church and there's a lot we are drawn to it by. Not only within Lutheranism but this particular congregation especially. However I have a strong draw towards Orthodoxy and attend a service or two a week at an Antiochian parish. My wife not so much. There are several similarities between the two like they are both liturgical and sacramental but of course, as most of us know, there are differences too that would not allow them to be in communion with each other. So I'm kind of stuck in the middle trying to get the best of both worlds, which would cause especially the Orthodox priest, to pull more of his already thinning hair out. Lol!