Comments on Christian Unity: Unity in the Faith

I agree wholeheartedly Alan. I have recently moved...

2007-09-24T07:25:00.000-07:00

I agree wholeheartedly Alan. I have recently moved to Fort Worth, working for the Baker Blvd. Church here. In our Wednesday small groups we are talking about the mystery of God. It seems that in our rationalistic thinking, we have tried to take all of the mystery out of things. Mystery and not knowing is an important element in the Christian faith, though. I appreciate your consistent attempts to shed light on these places where we have fallen short in Churches of Christ historically.

thanks, alan!

2007-09-23T07:10:00.000-07:00

thanks, alan!

Hi Kent,There are some in the churches of Christ w...

2007-09-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Kent,

There are some in the churches of Christ who seem to think salvation is achieved through precise, accurate, detailed knowledge, and exact replication of the pattern they think they see in the scriptures for worship and church polity. The one thing they seem to have replicated most faithfully is the heart of the Pharisees. They strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. They should accept their brothers and sisters, without neglecting the things required by their own consciences.

Alan-One of the things that I wonder is where does...

2007-09-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

Alan-

One of the things that I wonder is where does faith come in when we have to know all the answers and be able to explain everything about everything? It seems to me that in Churches of Christ there has been this belief that we have it all figured out but what does that mean for faith? I love what Paul says in 1 Cor. 13:8-13. We live in a state where we can never know everything about everything and we won't until that great day of the Lord. Until then faith, hope, and love are what we have.