Hey forum friends!!!
Wanted to make my first post and introduce myself. I am Robert from oregon. I have looked in on trhe posts here for years and finally decided to join in. Always seems to be a lively exchange on here and i hope to add to it a bit. My background is Roman Catholic/Calvary Chapel/Christian Church/ Covenant Church so I have a pretty diverse journey lol I hold to partial preterist and amillennial views and consider myself a *hopeful universalist* Look ahead to frutiful discussion and sahring with any and all!!!!
So glad to have you here as one of us Robert.
As you have probably discerned many of us are in different places on our journey home, not that I am saying anyone is closer than anyone else. Surely Father only knows that. Yet it is good to see things from multiple view points, It will be great to have you in the mix.
Welcome Home :HeartThrob:
Love Julie
Hi Robert, :welcome:
Welcome Robert. Help to keep this place alive and start postin' :laugh:
Hello Rob ! WELCOME to Tentmaker
Welcome, Robert from Oregon!
John from Alabama.
Former Baptist.
Former ETer.
Saw the light of UR over this past year or so.
Deeply in love with Yahweh and Yeshua!
May Yah bless your journey toward Truth.
:dsunny:
Welcome, brother. I'm an ex-Catholic, ex-Protestant, member of the body of Christ. The church calls universal reconciliation heresy, but I call it the word of God.
"through Him to reconcile all to Him (making peace through the blood of His cross), through Him, whether those on the earth or those in the heavens" (Colossians 1:20)
Thanks everyone!!!!! I have been on a few forums over the years and i know things can get quite lively lol I hope we are much more mature than our political brethren in washington Dc and can disagree agreeably in places where we see things differently. Jesus did say they will know we are His by our love NOT our correct doctrine lol Look forward to many fruitful discourses with all of you :D
Quote from: Robert32 on November 06, 2013, 04:37:24 AM
Jesus did say they will know we are His by our love NOT our correct doctrine
Welcome, Robert, and I'll say that moving from correct doctrine to LOVE has been a long journey, just like moving from ET to ED to UR. It's a long haul back to Heaven... :cloud9: :friendstu: :gimmefive:
Quote from: Robert32 on November 06, 2013, 04:37:24 AM
Thanks everyone!!!!! I have been on a few forums over the years and i know things can get quite lively lol I hope we are much more mature than our political brethren in washington Dc and can disagree agreeably in places where we see things differently. Jesus did say they will know we are His by our love NOT our correct doctrine lol Look forward to many fruitful discourses with all of you :D
Can you tell me the scripture reference on this?
Quote from: jbertonbounds on November 06, 2013, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: Robert32 on November 06, 2013, 04:37:24 AM
Thanks everyone!!!!! I have been on a few forums over the years and i know things can get quite lively lol I hope we are much more mature than our political brethren in washington Dc and can disagree agreeably in places where we see things differently. Jesus did say they will know we are His by our love NOT our correct doctrine lol Look forward to many fruitful discourses with all of you :D
Can you tell me the scripture reference on this?
"By this all shall be knowing that you are My disciples, if you should be having love for one another." (John 13:35)
Quote from: Tom on November 06, 2013, 08:16:25 PM
Quote from: jbertonbounds on November 06, 2013, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: Robert32 on November 06, 2013, 04:37:24 AM
Thanks everyone!!!!! I have been on a few forums over the years and i know things can get quite lively lol I hope we are much more mature than our political brethren in washington Dc and can disagree agreeably in places where we see things differently. Jesus did say they will know we are His by our love NOT our correct doctrine lol Look forward to many fruitful discourses with all of you :D
Can you tell me the scripture reference on this?
"By this all shall be knowing that you are My disciples, if you should be having love for one another." (John 13:35)
INASMUCH as Jesus never said: "if you should agree on my doctrine"
Jesus taught Love First, second and ......
Love Julie :HeartThrob:
I'd say love is the doctrine of Jesus.
"For the entire law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your associate as yourself."" (Galatians 5:14)
How many of us on this board found it easier to love fellow man when you found out that the ET doctrine was false? I know I did. You can't take John 13:35 without Galatians 1:8
Galatians 1:8
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
I think Paul said that because he knew his Gospel was the power of God unto salvation.
Quote from: Seth on November 06, 2013, 11:55:02 PM
How many of us on this board found it easier to love fellow man when you found out that the ET doctrine was false? I know I did.
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AAMOF, not only did I find it easier to love others,
I found it easier to love Yahweh.
I found it easier to forgive others.
I found it easier to worship fervently.
I found it easier to understand the scriptures.
I found it easier to do good deeds without worrying about getting recognized for it.
I found it easier to accept the truth and put my whole faith into it.
:banana:
Hey John from Alabama- sorry i should have included the scripture reference lol but tom i think it was tom did it for me thanks bro!!! Jesus never said not by correct doctrine i was merely seeking to make a point in how easy it is to argue doctrinal positions and end up going against the love we are rooted in to support the doctrine. If we look throughout human history all the way back to good ole Adam & Eve we see humans struggle to simply love. No wonder God made it the first and second greatest commandment He knew we would struggle. Grace is truly amazing!!!!
On a side note, any of you follow Rachel Held Evans?? i got a chance to hear her speak and meet her very briefly and i really like her. She is a mover and a shaker in a very good way. Just an fyi.
Robert
Quote from: jbertonbounds on November 07, 2013, 02:50:16 AM
AAMOF, not only did I find it easier to love others,
I found it easier to love Yahweh.
I found it easier to forgive others.
I found it easier to worship fervently.
I found it easier to understand the scriptures.
I found it easier to do good deeds without worrying about getting recognized for it.
I found it easier to accept the truth and put my whole faith into it.
:banana:
:dsunny:
Quote from: Robert32Jesus never said not by correct doctrine i was merely seeking to make a point in how easy it is to argue doctrinal positions and end up going against the love we are rooted in to support the doctrine.
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hi! and welcome! :hiya:
pretty much unchurched here.. hermit (when it comes to study) mostly.. God bless!!
WELCOME, ROBERT32.
PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "I HOLD TO PARTIAL PRETERIST AND AMILLENNIAL VIEWS"?
THEOLOGICAL TERMS CHALLENGE ME AT TIMES.