Ok, maybe you'll think this is cheesy, but it popped into my head and I figured I'd put it out there. I don't know if anyone else has ever used this example before, but regardless I figured a few could entertain this with me. I am 100%
Acts 2:38 believing, ect, ect... and so is the assembly I attend. However, it seems difficult to ignore all those trinitarians, who greatly outnumber us in people (and sometimes in good deeds). Now being "good" can't get anyone to Heaven. But do we Apostolics have a sort of Israel-Samaritan relationship with the trinitarians? If these trinitarians who don't have full truth (like the Samaritans did) but they love their neighbor, like JESUS instructed, is there any sort of reward or lightening of their punishment in hell? Here's the parable, sort of mad libbed, I used the UPC only because it's the largest oneness group and they have an organizational structure (which helped in filling in the spots between "priest" and "Levite." If anyone wants to take the three spots I mad libbed and fill in whatever other scenario, feel free, a good, open discussion would be good I think. I look forward to hearing people's takes on this. And I am in no way trying to vilify UPCers or Apostolics in any way or justify the false doctrines of the trinitarians.
Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain
conservative Apostolic stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31And by chance there came down a
UPCI District Superintendent that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32And likewise a
certain mega-church UPC pastor, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33But a certain
Baptist preacher, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex
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