Why Some Question the Apostolic Doctrine

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by NightOwl

I think when one starts to question one thing at least in my case, it causes you to look at other things too, but I think questioning is a good thing, it causes one to get into the bible and get answers for oneself and not just accept what you are told

Information is good and powerful. The information age is revolutionizing the church. Through the use of forums such as this, one can ask questions and get a variety of opinions.

Before, you basically had one source of opinion and that was your leader or pastor. Your faith was in the hands of one person's opinion.

When one researches a subject thoroughly, sometimes their views may change. Information is a good thing!

When you are new...a babe as it were I agree you believe everything you are told because a person has little or no knowledge of the bible...so you think that all these people have been in the church a long time so what they say must be truth...

But if you pray for God to reveal truth to you yourself personally and you mean it after awhile you start to see things are not adding up, all the control, all the rules, all the time feeling like there is no way you will ever catch up or come up to what is expected and you will probably be failing God as well.....

Then at some point if your honest with yourself and allow God to speak to you...you find how wrong a lot of it is....so much built on so little, so much condemnation, so much holding up above others because WE are the only ones that have the truth....just not true folks...just not true....

When I first came into the church I took it all in and made it my life, one day while listening to a preaching tape, very new in the church, as I stood at my kitchen sink and talked with God...I asked Him how do I know what is true, He gave me a scripture....I was so knew I had no clue how to find it, but I let God lead me....

1Corintians 2:5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

I have stood on that, and it has done me well...for I know His power is greater than any man or church...and my faith is in HIM....

[NightOwl]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

Information is good and powerful. The information age is revolutionizing the church. Through the use of forums such as this, one can ask questions and get a variety of opinions.

Before, you basically had one source of opinion and that was your leader or pastor. Your faith was in the hands of one person's opinion.

When one researches a subject thoroughly, sometimes their views may change. Information is a good thing!

true and sometimes thats a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing. Its good to have others to talk to but at the same time you need to be careful who you take advice from, and always compare the advice anyone giives to the word of God

Originally Posted by Pianoman

Information is good and powerful. The information age is revolutionizing the church. Through the use of forums such as this, one can ask questions and get a variety of opinions.

Before, you basically had one source of opinion and that was your leader or pastor. Your faith was in the hands of one person's opinion.

When one researches a subject thoroughly, sometimes their views may change. Information is a good thing!

Pianoman,

Is the church now stronger or weaker as a result of your assertion above?

Has this glut of information resulted in more unity or more division?

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by philjones

Pianoman,

Is the church now stronger or weaker as a result of your assertion above?

Has this glut of information resulted in more unity or more division?

I just noticed this post, so let me respond.

Real truth can stand up to any scholarly questioning and research.

When you research and find the believe to indeed be truth, the result is that you are stonger in your belief of that truth.

I believe the end result is more unity, but not in the way that you wish it would be.

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I just noticed this post, so let me respond.

Real truth can stand up to any scholarly questioning and research.

When you research and find the believe to indeed be truth, the result is that you are stonger in your belief of that truth.

I believe the end result is more unity, but not in the way that you wish it would be.

Presumptuous aren't we? Care to share how it is "not in the way I wish it would be?"

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by philjones

Presumptuous aren't we? Care to share how it is "not in the way I wish it would be?"

I know that you are very conservative, and in my opinion the unity won't come from the ultra conservative camp! I didn't mean for it to sound like it did!

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I know that you are very conservative, and in my opinion the unity won't come from the ultra conservative camp! I didn't mean for it to sound like it did!

Pianoman,

I am personally quite conservative... but I DO play golf. and I have never denied you as my brother in Christ or questioned your salvation.

Have a great time with Dan the Man tonight!

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by philjones

Pianoman,

I am personally quite conservative... but I DO play golf. and I have never denied you as my brother in Christ or questioned your salvation.

Have a great time with Dan the Man tonight!

Oh My! Do you realize you just slipped from ultra conservative, past conservative, to conservative-moderate????

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I just noticed this post, so let me respond.

Real truth can stand up to any scholarly questioning and research.

When you research and find the believe to indeed be truth, the result is that you are stonger in your belief of that truth.

I believe the end result is more unity, but not in the way that you wish it would be.

What happens when you come up with a different conclusion that what you were taught is wrong...lets say I went to church ABC all my life, then someone from XYZ invites me to a bible study and shows me a different truth....who is wrong...? Is anyone, all, no one?