Here is the story you asked my response to:
My response is in my message above. Lets see if we agree on it. Hope we do. I believe it is in-line with the Pauline epistles. I specifically mentioned Paul since I know you guys consider it our MAIN DOCTRINE for this day. And I agree with that too btw, I definately agree that the MOST DOCTRINALLY applicable books in the Bible are the epistles of Paul, I believe EVERY CHRISTIAN agrees. Because theere is nothing there to "filter out", so to speak. (I dont mean IGNORE by filter out, but I mean things like Jesus saying to obey everything the Pharisees said, cause they were in the seat of Moses, etc.)
Thank you, I appreciate you laying it out that way, feels more like a bridge now, rather than a wall. Your knowledge of scripture has definitely not gone unnoticed, I was reading some of your other posts, and it is clear that you have been reading/studying, I will do my best to keep myself open also, and take seriously what you say, I’ll consider everything with an open heart... I am definitely not afraid of listening to the words of our Savior, and turning, when he tells me to turn..admittedly, I can be closed off at times, a characteristic that does not mesh well, when praying for understanding. I am happy, that at the end of the day, our common ground is the Cross, and what he did for us.....
So, rather than disagree with you, I would rather set that aside, and talk about how the scripture actually plays out in the church, our homes, and the results we see around us....enter the story, It feels like we have a blanket statement for so many circumstances, without the discernment of the individual we are dealing with.....so without writing a book, I can agree with most of what you said pertaining to the actual scripture....When to apply it, how we apply it (without hypocrisy) wether or not we should(is this the right time, would I make things worse?) and to what ends, ( do we see it working? Or is it pushing them away?) is the subject that I’m excitied about.