to DM concerning Daniel

[Dedicated Mind]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Sorry most here are able to compartmentalize DM ... and separate the two.

Did Paul and the first century church personally attack the doctrine of ministers who were Judaizers and Gnostics ... you betcha ...

They did not tolerate it as "creative" differences ...

These issues were so important that entire councils met to address them (Acts 15)... entire passages and epistles address false doctrine of people who did not fail in their religious zeal or practiced miracles but rather taught doctrine contrary to the Word of God.

These were not pagans ... or dreaded "Trinitarians"

their message of Jesus Christ plus something else ... did not sit well w/ the Church.

Paul also addressed this question in his Epistle to Galatians in which he condemned those who insisted that the proselyte ritual had to be followed for justification as "false believers" (Galatians 2:4)

They thought the doctrine of the Judaizers and Gnostics were inconsistent, brought light by addressing their errors and even suggested disfellowshipping them ...

I find it interesting that some who have isolated themselves from the rest of mainstream of Christianity for issues I believe of much less import ... will turn a blind eye because of who the messenger may be ....

I don't see where teaching a woman should have uncut hair and that God's presence could be manifest in their life is teaching false doctrine or that it is akin to judaizers and gnostics that were forsaking the blood of Christ.