[Church_of_Christ] Re: Creeds
Nope, wrong again.
The SBC doesn't set anything for congregations. The only document that is considered a 'must believe' is the Baptist Faith and Message. But each individual congregation decides what they will believe and teach.
There is no headquarters. There are state conventions, and membership with the conventions is voluntary.
> Greetings Cole, ED replying
>
> I wonder where you get some of the notions you come up with. Here in
> middle TN the SBC sets the doctrinal positions of the so-called
> autonomous SB congregations. It publishes its official document that
> passes committee approval.
>
> Do we have anything like that? No. Since there is no earthly
> headquarters, no committees or conventions, no official voice other than
> the Bible itself, NO.
>
> > Greetings Ed,
> >
> > you said: As you can see in comparing this document with the former
> Clay
> > reproduced of the SB, there is very little difference. Both follow the
> > same pattern of stating what the body officially believes. If it
> waddles
> > like a duck, quacks . . .
> >
> > AS I've mentioned to you before, Baptist and many other denominations
> > besides the CoC are autonomous and free to believe whatever thay
> choose
> > to believe. They are not forced to belief anything. Are you contending
> > that the CoC have nothing in writing as to what they believe?
> >
> > And for what it's worth, I can see a lot of benefit in providing a
> > statement of church beliefs and the doctrine of the local church. I've
> > seen too many CoC spend all their time arguing about what they belief
> > and never really serve one another in love. It's almost like they feel
> > compelled to argue everyone down to a precise position on every
> > Scripture. I mean, is that what Christianity is really all about?
Ray
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