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A definiton of Liberal Christianity

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Date Posted: 00:58:43 08/11/04 Wed
In reply to: XOX 's message, "�֭�� vs ��n��" on 12:41:18 08/04/04 Wed

Thank you!

An up-to-the-point list of the problems of Legalistic (Conservative) Protestants and hence definition of non-Legalistic (Liberal) Christians.

>* Legalistic Protestantism holds that God loves only
>the "saved'; nonlegalistic Protestantism holds that God
>loves all human beings.
>
>* Legalistic Protestantism sees Satan as a real
>creature; for nonlegalistic Protestantism Satan is a
>metaphor for the potential for evil that exists in
>each person, Christian or otherwise, and that must be
>recognized and resisted.
>
>* Legalistic Protestantism believes that individuals
>should be wary of trusting their own minds and
>emotions; nonlegalistic Protestantism
>believes that the mind is a gift of God and that God
>wants us to think for ourselves, to follow our
>consciences, to ask questions, and to listen for his
>still, small voice.
>
>* Legalistic Protestantism sees "truth" as something
>established in the Bible and known for sure by true
>Christians; nonlegalistic Protestantism sees truth as
>something known wholly only by God toward which the
>belief statements of religions can only attempt to
>point the way.
>
>* Legalistic Protestantism reads the Bible literally
>and considers it the ultimate source of truth;
>nonlegalistic Protestantism insists that the Bible
>must be read critically, intelligently, and with an
>understanding of its historical and cultural contexts.
>
>* Legalistic Protestantism encourages a suspicion of
>aesthetic values and a literalistic mentality that
>tends to thwart spiritual experience; nonlegalistic
>Protestantism encourages a recognition of mystery and
>beauty as attributes of the holy.

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