I won't question your passion, but could I ask you what your credentials are without offending you? Credentials that put you in the seat of one of the gifted teachers?
Credentials as in a character reference? Or pieces of paper? I've heard some aberrant teachings from people with what the world defines as "credentialed"...Interestingly, only Paul was "credentialed" in the modern sense of the word.
For me personally, character references are all that matter. I am consistently impressed with his online character
I will stand on the truth if the bible that any and all unity is based upon truth.....Paul did not sit down with and sing KUM BA YAH with false teachers and or those that perverted the gospel.....
The bible is clear...The word of GOD DIVIDES and JESUS came to bring a SWORD and TWO cannot nor will not EVER be able to walk together unless agreed..........
NO where are we commanded to side step the truth, disregard the truth, deny the truth, sell the truth short, etc. for the sake of unity and or under the banner of truth........
He set at variance MOTHER against daughters, Fathers against SONS and YOUR enemy will be they of your OWN HOUSE...if it is that serious for FAMILY....HOW serious is it for those that are not family and those that CORRUPT the gospel message??
I've wrestled with this personally. Agreement among believers is quite important. Dissent, strife, factions? Nah.
but at the same time, I've heard the cliche phrase (although it does seem valid) major on the majors, minor on the minors.
I think enough agreement and disagreement is seen in the NT to cause the above statement to be true. Not what Paul wrote about false teachers or anything but how he interacted with the other disciples/believers.
It is an important distinction because I don't see "too" much disagreement here on the forums just that not everyone is a good "wordsmith".
Ofc, even in a short time I've seen some jarring things but they are usually dealt with swiftly.
Time will tell, I'm still maturing...but even with a lot of pastors I've heard I disagree with some things...not the doctrine itself necessarily but the hierarchy of importance.
I think we can all agree on the cornerstone and that to build anything on a different cornerstone is grave error. It very well may be just figuring out where our "building block" fits.
I certainly believe in chastisement and correction. If a believer isn't receiving that somewhere...then idk. I get corrected a lot.
There are definitely attacks all over the place and I appreciate your steadfastness. Has been helpful to me
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