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To: stanne

[A lot.]

The current pope, Francis, is in fact beginning to chip at this problem. He did so when he emphasized the very evangelical doctrine of the salvation provided by Christ over “rules” that are hindering people’s spiritual lives.

Men, who (and I won’t mince words) got proud at times, thought they could trap the gospel in a document, other than the agreed original Holy Scriptures. They can’t! The gospel is free. The communications of Christian preachers are supposed to be addressed to the situation and time, just as the Holy Ghost would, not added to a conglomeration of written, blanket ipse dixits.

It’s a problem in evangelical congregations too, but less so because of the strong dynamic gospel ethic of most evangelical congregations. Typically the strongest evangelical congregations will have the briefest written statements of faith, usually reflecting an old historic creed.


35 posted on 11/02/2013 4:13:35 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Name one item The question was not answered


36 posted on 11/02/2013 4:14:57 PM PDT by stanne
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