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This "being doctrinally correct is all important" thing is just NUTS!!! Never mind (for instance) that the 'trinity' is never taught in scripture - but yet if you question it you are considered a hell bound heretic (even by some Christian universalists!!!).
If Jesus were physically here today I think He would take out a TV ad and tell all the fundies to get a grip. Seriously.
Are you kidding me, that's not the problem with fundamentalist, we have a grip on scripture, sometimes to firm a grip. Fundamentalist can be stuffy, too regimented, too religious and at times legalistic. We tend to take the fun out of Christianity and it is something we constantly battle in our spirits but It is the liberals who need to get a grip, a firm grip. It is the liberals who allow homosexual clergy and say, well that is your interpretation of scripture. It is the liberals who play fast and loose in interpreting scripture so as not to offend anyone-allowing women pastors and say, well that was in those times and the bible is affected by sexism. At least many fundammentalist can see their weakness, their shortcoming, their pride/ sin. Can the liberals?
This led to me to ask, does everyone examine themselves and their denomination/ doctrine/ beliefs. What are the pitfalls of your beliefs?
The fundamental christianity that still raises it's ugly head within me is my pitfall , i am recovering from the effects it had on me but i am not completely cured from it yet.
I would say deciding at what point you just set aside what you know is wrong and let it be for the greater good, as in a Church just so unwilling to change, even though they should, it is ungodly for them not to, yet they refuse, yet they are still a Godly Church, so exactly how much leeway do we give organized religion? Organized religion gives us much leeway as individuals, should we do the same? Then I think, no, the group is to be help to a higher standard because of the stronger effect the group can have than an individual can have. However, in church, many become one, soooo I don't know. Basically, at what point is sacrificing your morals and what you know is right, well not sacrificing but I guess I should say 'putting them aside' for a group? Is this EVER right? We do it all the time through affiliations, but usually they are minor differences, I guess knowing when you're being an enabler by refusing to support such behavior, and knowing when you're simply showing mercy...it's much more tricky from a religious point imo. If you believe a Church is going against God, not that they really care whether you come or not but hey w/e, do you go anyways to honor God because they have several other good things going? Or do you honor God more by refusing to support a Church with such a major conflict till they change? Hard stuff.
The fundamental christianity that still raises it's ugly head within me is my pitfall , i am recovering from the effects it had on me but i am not completely cured from it yet.
That didn't answer my question. What is the pitfall of your beliefs NOW?
it appears so, inspired by another topic, the funny thing is my conflict is the exact opposite of the original post, lol, man we all sit there and say, 'i just don't know if I can support that ungodly behavior' as we sit across from the person on the other end too funny
That didn't answer my question. What is the pitfall of your beliefs NOW?
What you believe rules you Fundy , so the things that are not of God that rule me , in otherwords the things that are in the deep recess's of me that are borne from believing the wrong stuff,which unknowingly took me captive and laid seige in my mind thus effecting my concept of who God really is .
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete
Are you kidding me, that's not the problem with fundamentalist, we have a grip on scripture, sometimes to firm a grip. Fundamentalist can be stuffy, too regimented, too religious and at times legalistic. We tend to take the fun out of Christianity and it is something we constantly battle in our spirits but It is the liberals who need to get a grip, a firm grip. It is the liberals who allow homosexual clergy and say, well that is your interpretation of scripture. It is the liberals who play fast and loose in interpreting scripture so as not to offend anyone-allowing women pastors and say, well that was in those times and the bible is affected by sexism. At least many fundammentalist can see their weakness, their shortcoming, their pride/ sin. Can the liberals?
This led to me to ask, does everyone examine themselves and their denomination/ doctrine/ beliefs. What are the pitfalls of your beliefs?
Can the conservatives? It is the conservatives that is making our country look bad. It is the conservatives that allowed our country to suffer through living hell for 8 years. It is the conservatives who cannot admit that they were wrong about their Republican president. It is the conservatives that want to go back to the good ol' days where women were still subservient to men and blacks were still slaves to the white. Please don't group everyone together just because you heard it on Fox news and make them into a stereotype. That's your personal pitfall right there
As for my beliefs, the pitfalls in it is that there is too much kindness and open-mindedness. I wouldn't mind digging into my sadistic side and spill someone's blood once in awhile
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