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- Sat May 11, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Autocrat vs Institutionalist
- Replies: 22
- Views: 483
Re: Autocrat vs Institutionalist
I chose "Something Else," and if this is a copout, or too close to "Institutionalism," feel free to call me out. I choose "DEMOCTRATIC" - Leadership prioritizes 2-way democracy: strong, clear, frequent communication with all the people, mixed with more frequent governan...
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
- Replies: 7
- Views: 271
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Love needs action = yes.
Trust needs proof = no.
Sorry needs change = yes.
Trust needs proof = no.
Sorry needs change = yes.
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA
- Replies: 12
- Views: 500
Re: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA
Someone approached the preacher with a gun, but the gun jammed. Someone tackled the would-be attacker anyway. I like that God is trying to show that faith in Him and perseverance in His Way is the most powerful antidote to violence.
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Written Word
- Topic: Troubled
- Replies: 5
- Views: 280
Re: Troubled
"I'm in a lot of distress and I feel comfortable letting you know about it because you're my closest friends. But don't get yourselves down; don't let yourself get as distressed as I. I'm gonna endure a lot of things worth getting distressed over, but you will be kept safe, that I know. It's my...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1729
Re: Political office
I am also baffled why delivering prescriptions to people in very remote rural areas requires also delivering pornography to people’s houses. The two don’t seem connected at all. In the context of working as a mail carrier for the USPS, yes, one requires the other, if both are being delivered. Becau...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:38 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1729
Re: Political office
An oath is really nothing more than an oral contract. I promise that both UPS and FedEx require written employment contracts that are much more extensive than the oral oath expected of postal workers. It seems to me like a distinction without a difference. Whether one affirms one's agreement with t...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1729
Re: Political office
Yes; historically, anabaptists have shunned the idea of a Christian serving the state in any authoritative role. There are a few reasons for this. First, the state is the entity that bears the sword, and is an avenger of evil (see Romans 13). The Christian is called to lay down the sword, and to not...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Theology
- Topic: Distinguishing Mountains from Molehills
- Replies: 98
- Views: 3560
Re: Distinguishing Mountains from Molehills
This might be controversial, but I would draw a line between doctrines, not based on how important they are, but by how certain I think we can be of them from scripture. There are some things that seem very clear and straightforward, others seem to be open to some interpretation. Zwingli's stance ag...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:22 am
- Forum: General Theology
- Topic: Distinguishing Mountains from Molehills
- Replies: 98
- Views: 3560
Re: Distinguishing Mountains from Molehills
I have to weigh more thought on how to judge different "tiers" of doctrine. But I have put a lot of thought into weighing out "tiers" of praxis. I think I would define 3 or 4 tiers of praxis. First off, there are two different types of praxis: obedience to a command and applicati...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: General Theology
- Topic: Switching denominations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 542
Re: Switching denominations
A conversion to Catholicism would often be part of a marriage, but this seems not the case for Robinson. Did she in fact change her religious convictions? Or, as she obviously was a do-gooder, did she find more opportunities for good works within the local Catholic community? Are there any statisti...