Date Posted:21:34:06 11/10/11 Thu Author: George Subject: Re: About Anger -- The Answer In reply to:
Lois
's message, "Re: About Anger -- The Answer" on 19:34:56 11/10/11 Thu
>>if you want to belong to a real christian church you
>>would be welcome back to the cofchrist...
>>
>>john
>>
>>
>Community of Christ 2002 World
>Conference Bulletin pp. 75-78
>
>H-8 Interfaith Relations Committee Report
>
>(H-8) "The most troublesome text for the Christian
>community regarding other religious traditions is to
>be found in Acts 4:12. This text makes exclusive
>claims to salvation through Jesus Christ and him
>alone. This text has tended to foster prejudice
>toward not only Jews but all other religious claims as
>well because of its exclusivity. This text is best
>understood within the context of the sermon preached
>by Peter in the company of John and others. It
>should not be universalized and become a framework for
>either missional or theological purposes."
Lois, you have to understand that John can read. He just can't read between the lines. The above quote pretty much says that "Christianity as taught by the apostles is so bad that we are gutting it all, except for the name."
I find it paradoxical that a church that John says is "real" finds the gospel of Jesus Christ so "troublesome." I thought the whole idea behind the Good News was that there is no more trouble except for those who find it "troublesome." When they discover that Jesus said, "No man cometh to the Father, but by me," they'll throw him out, too -- but keep his name." I guess they'll charge him with being "troublesome," and tell him he can no longer be a member of the priesthood that is named after him, because he forgot to trademark the name "Order of the Son of God."
As a character said in the very old Anthony Perkins movie from the 1960's, The Champagne Murders, "in taking over a business, acquiring the name is the most important thing."
Mamusz (), 09:32:02 11/18/11 Fri