tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post1872430373183364621..comments2024-02-27T06:42:59.658-08:00Comments on Assembly Quest: So...clumsy oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-11133363151527128032008-03-11T09:03:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:03:00.000-07:00I'm with the Dawg...One thing that has started to ...I'm with the Dawg...<BR/><BR/>One thing that has started to raise a red flag with me is doctrines/theologies/teachings that appear to have been created simply to excuse inconsistencies between doctrine and practice. I've seen those in almost every group of Christians I've known.clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-80638225457274213762008-03-11T06:55:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:55:00.000-07:00"In my experience the churches that make the stron..."In my experience the churches that make the strongest claims to being based on Scripture are the very ones that are not."<BR/><BR/>I love a good empiricist when I see one.<BR/><BR/>Excellent discussion all around.Chuck Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929470338280066656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-80653457294997033172008-03-11T06:27:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:27:00.000-07:00The incongruity of shopping for a church is precis...The incongruity of shopping for a church is precisely what I'm wanting to avoid, and yet it seems to be the very thing I end up flirting with.<BR/><BR/>If I recall correctly, Darby talks about looking for the Church: he wasn't looking for a church he was comfortable in, or one that had the programs he wanted. He was looking for something that expressed the Church as seen in Scripture.<BR/><BR/>clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-59473183154472195032008-03-11T06:17:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:17:00.000-07:00You have about 38,000 Christian denominations to c...You have about 38,000 Christian denominations to choose from, so it may take you some time. Many years ago the Consumers Association published a survey of religions in its Which Magazine, which left me feeling there was something curiously incongruous about treating your decision like a shopping trip, and treating Churches as any other service industry. <BR/><BR/>The solid biblical foundation Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209331204241246789noreply@blogger.com