[Church_of_Christ] Re: The essence of worship
Clay,
You said:
> We ALL need to be disciples of the Christ and give up our man made
> religious leaders and their doctrines that have all but destroyed unity of the Spirit through a bond of peace.
> That would include Baptist, Methodist, Jehovah Witness, Catholics,
> or anyother group who's loyalty is in mere men.
>
> Grace and peace Clay
Ray here: Except for Jesus, Who is God incarnate, all religious leaders, including the Apostles, are fallible men. Although they were used by God specifically to establish the church, I see no reason to disregard all other leaders on those grounds.
In fact, one reason the unity of the Spirit has been heavily wounded is because throughout the centuries, people have chosen the "Jesus and me" path instead of the "unity of the Spirit". And yes, I do see those two diametrically opposed.
Don't forget, Clay, that when we decide not to listen to MEN, but to God ONLY and His word ONLY, we are still listening to ONE MAN for certain.
We are listening to OURSELVES, the most dangerous person of all.
And no isolated Christian who distances himself from MEN"S DOCTRINES can avoid doing that. We become the thing we reject.
Ray
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