tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post114273976497889311..comments2024-02-10T21:04:22.822-05:00Comments on The Familyhood Church: Metamorphosis and Contraction - 2Kevin Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1143052463779377242006-03-22T13:34:00.000-05:002006-03-22T13:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the clarification. I am a NorthEasterne...Thanks for the clarification. <BR/><BR/>I am a NorthEasterner. That may have something to do with the differences in use of the term "doctrine". <BR/><BR/>To me, doctrine has always meant our core beliefs as based on the scriptures. <BR/><BR/>Anything outside of that is fair game.<BR/><BR/>I'm all set now, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1143050246675070902006-03-22T12:57:00.000-05:002006-03-22T12:57:00.000-05:00Question: what specific doctrine that the Lord has...<I>Question: what specific doctrine that the Lord has laid out in the scriptures would you consider setting aside for the sake of our experimentation?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Hmmmm. <BR/><BR/>So MANY thoughts about this question. But the quick answer is that I never dreamt of laying aside a doctrine to "hang it out there." I was refering to actually doing something meaningfully different. <BR/><BR/>Is deciding the pastor should only preach 1-2 times a month giving up a doctrine? Is deciding to fellowship with people who live within 5 blocks of you, regardless of how much they disagree with your doctrines, giving up a doctrine? It's not to me. To me, that is picking up practice, and it's pretty risky to most people. So I refered to it as taking a big chance. <BR/><BR/><I>I don't know how it ties in with M&C-1...but I guess that's not important.</I><BR/><BR/>:-D<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I am wandering pretty aimlessly with this stuff. M&C-2 is "where I was." With any luck, 3 will be what I've left behind, and 4 will be where I think I'm going from here.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1142989430204484252006-03-21T20:03:00.000-05:002006-03-21T20:03:00.000-05:00I am finally getting around to commenting...woo-ho...I am finally getting around to commenting...woo-hoo!<BR/><BR/>I like this post. It's got a lot of good meat in it. (I don't know how it ties in with M&C-1...but I guess that's not important.)<BR/><BR/>I love the points about not settling for a mediocre(sp?) relationship with the Lord. I had spent years settling and finally broke free. Now, all I want to do is be near to Him. And when the gates of heaven are opened, <A HREF="http://www.nothingimportantto.us/blogextras/SpiritualStuff/running.asp" REL="nofollow">I'm making a mad dash for a front row seat, baby!!</A><BR/><BR/>But as is my custom, I do need to question something. And I do so secure in the knowledge that you <I>love</I> it when we do that.<BR/><BR/>You say:<BR/><I>Practice is going to outweigh doctrine, and you are going to have to "hang it out there" a bit in your practice.</I><BR/><BR/>I am not sure how this can be a biblically acceptable belief in light of 1 Tim. 4:16 <BR/> <I>Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.</I><BR/><BR/>Seems to me that the life and the doctrine must bear equal wieght in our lives. If you give chop one wing off of a plane you will, at best...fly in circles, but more likely...crash and burn.<BR/><BR/>Question: what specific doctrine that the Lord has laid out in the scriptures would you consider setting aside for the sake of our experimentation?<BR/><BR/>Just some thoughts. I love the post, though. Well thought out and I enjoyed reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1142975718859342542006-03-21T16:15:00.000-05:002006-03-21T16:15:00.000-05:00Side bar; cause it's fun to say. I read a post fro...Side bar; cause it's fun to say. I read a post from some time back about a woman's roll in church. Man I can't believe I missed that. I rehashed a bit in a post last month. See I have different views for a COC gal.Millyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676326805474564427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1142914630740727782006-03-20T23:17:00.000-05:002006-03-20T23:17:00.000-05:00God made countless varieties of flowers, animals, ...God made countless varieties of flowers, animals, even dirt. He made a world that connected all this variety by a variety of senses, too. Smell is a huge part of every experience we have. How many churches have decided to alter the smell of a service? How many times have you changed the lighting? Had a service about touch? Taste?<BR/><BR/>The thing about change is that when you speak of change, just speak, in a traditional church like a COC, the elephant shows up.<BR/><BR/>Some of us know that it's just to say hay years ago we had a split between COC and Christian Churches and we want to put a band aid on it. <BR/><BR/>Others become afraid.. . . and the elephant is fed. <BR/><BR/>My husband was raised Catholic. He never felt fed by the word. That in no way is saying other aren't. He wasn't. He now is being fed, he fellowships, and wants more. He is now studying Baptism. <BR/><BR/>I honestly believe that the church is moving away from tradition because we want to be fed. We don't want to sit in the pews and keep our mouths shut. I want to ask questions. I want what I had in college. Late night talks, singing with my friends, arguing when needed, hearing each others opinion. Most of all being at the heart of worship.<BR/><BR/>I also want my church of about 700. I want people who come into my home and talk about God. I want both.Millyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676326805474564427noreply@blogger.com