tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31760675.post4311461508050582846..comments2023-06-12T07:15:50.674-07:00Comments on UNITY413: boromaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02675528140006697597noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31760675.post-72819437281592681642011-07-15T14:06:56.505-07:002011-07-15T14:06:56.505-07:00"I say "worldly standards of interpretat..."I say "worldly standards of interpretation" because we are drawn to measurement and quantification and externally demonstrable evidences of our "holiness." We want others to see us as pure, so we try to adopt behaviors that can be perceived as "godly"; and we impose our behavioral constructs on others - essentially to feed our own ego. If they do not behave the way we expect them to behave, we deem them impure and unfit for inclusion in our version of righteousness."<br /><br />You describe pharisees quite well!<br /><br />I think you are right when you call division in the Body demonic, and there are wonderful blessings attached to unity, which are detailed in Ps 133. But division is required between believers and those who claim to be believers, but are not: 2Th 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.<br /><br />So, sometimes, when we are trying to distinguish between real and false brothers, we fall into fleshly sins such as pride and leave the way ourselves. I suspect this is why we are commanded to refrain from judgment of others... <br />It is a very narrow way, walking with Jesus!Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313315926201426600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31760675.post-21640083702106893412011-03-16T14:48:58.660-07:002011-03-16T14:48:58.660-07:00Wow. That "traditional" "contempor...Wow. That "traditional" "contemporary" separation in one congregation is one of my pet peeves, Clint. It takes division right into the same building!!boromaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675528140006697597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31760675.post-77262140864622714632011-03-16T13:05:59.524-07:002011-03-16T13:05:59.524-07:00First of all, Ed, thank you for your insightful co...First of all, Ed, thank you for your insightful comments on my blog today. You've actually given me another idea for a posting. <br /><br />Excellent post! I do not know the answer to the division posed by denominations and such. I do agree that we should be one body, but we are not.<br /><br />The latest thing---that began about 30 years ago---is this business of having separate services for "traditional" and "contemporary" worshippers. For some reason, that sticks in my craw big time. Man, don't get ME started!Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417401195683808500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31760675.post-32350091280385962432011-03-12T19:09:21.022-08:002011-03-12T19:09:21.022-08:00I have little optimism of a united church. When I...I have little optimism of a united church. When I was much younger and trying to make up my mind where I thought God wanted me to worship him, I did lots of research. When it came down to what I saw as the origin of faith, I figured I had to be Jewish or Catholic. From only two faiths, the decision became easier for me. <br />But starting with Luther, the slope got slippery and ...Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.com