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Date Posted: 20:36:20 03/01/11 Tue
Author: George
Subject: Re: Let bygones be bygones_we are different now
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Re: Let bygones be bygones_we are different now" on 19:49:47 03/01/11 Tue

>>George,
>>
>>I have asked people to consider having a genuine
>>conversation about Christ. I have addressed the road
>>blocks to an effective and genuine conversation.
>Lois
>>
>>Coming at the road blocks from a neutral plumb bob,
>>what Christ actually taught, should allow us to reason
>>one with another. However, what is occuring is
>>vitriol.
>>
>>How is it that calling one to use Christ's call in how
>>we respond towards one another here, results in
>>judgement? I figure that Bible believing Christans
>>that are serious, should be humble enough to be
>>reasoned with about His call?
>>
>>Sounds like I am danged for trying to talk about
>>Christ in any genuine form, the preference is to talk
>>about how the Community of Christ is to blame for all
>>your problems? Yet there is ZERO desire to get beyond
>>that?
>>
>>What positive, effective, purpose does effetively
>>banging one's head against the wall serve in one's
>>life. I am not suggesting any time frame for
>>emotional mourning the loss of the church that once
>>was. Instead pointing out that after a while it
>>advesly affects one, it becomes pathology.
>>
>>IMO witnessing for Christ, as He has called, is far
>>more fullfilling than dwelling on that which one has
>>no control over. It builds confidence, joy, when we
>>are able to implement the fruits of the Spirit!
>>
>>If we were able to talk about Jesus, in an effective
>>manner, the light and love of Christ would shine. It
>>builds trust among believers.
>>
>>Is this not a worthy goal?
>>
>>Yours in Christ,
>>
>>Wally
>
>Wally,
>
>What do you think Jesus would say about questions of
>ordaining practicing homosexuals? What do you do Jesus
>would say about Encounter World Religions?
>
>Lois
>
>Community of Christ, 2005 Peace
>Colloquy, JW Windland , AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN MISSION
>IN A MULTIFAITH WORLD
>
>"Christianity's monopoly on salvation is over."
>
>"Non-Christian traditions must be recognized for what
>they are � fully franchised systems of salvation with
>practitioners as decent and devoted as any other, with
>scholars as intelligent and gifted as any other, with
>members as whole and holy as any other. Any model of
>authentic Christian mission in a multifaith world must
>acknowledge that"
>
> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy/2005/windl
>and.asp">http://www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy/2005/wi
>ndland.asp

Lois, as far as "encountering world religions," the CofC thinks that Jesus would do the same thing that Chrysler did in the 90's: try to merge with some other outfit to get access to third world markets. Many of those other religions would in turn be glad to cooperate with a merger, or acquisition of the CofC in order to get access to funding from "rich" Americans. I think that the CofC might merge with Hinduism, or with Bahaiism, if the current leaders got to keep their leadership positions and salaries.

That may be why it was necessary for the CofC to remove the Smith family from the prophetic succession. One of the big obstacles to Daimler-Benz buying Ford Motor Company was the fact that 40% of the stock was held by the Ford family, who would never sell.

George

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