Comments on: Small Differences http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences Sniffing out the work of God in the world... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:07:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Victor Tyson http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-41244 Victor Tyson Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:11:01 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-41244 Google is the best search engine Google is the best search engine

]]> By: LDB http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-38942 LDB Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:55:14 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-38942 "The things we hate most in other people are usually the things we hate most about ourselves. " I heard someone say (not sure who) - "There's something about that guy I just can't stand about myself!" :-) “The things we hate most in other people are usually the things we hate most about ourselves. ”

I heard someone say (not sure who) - “There’s something about that guy I just can’t stand about myself!”

:-)

]]> By: Joel Maners http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-38054 Joel Maners Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:38:32 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-38054 It's interesting to me to see how denominations (including the Church of Christ) deal with each other. I live near a Church of Christ University (Freed-Hardeman) and a Baptist University (Union). We support both schools and attend funtions at both. It's interesting to me to see how both groups seem to maintain a wall of separation. While each group may be cordial to the other, real fellowship or even communication is often missing. Both sides have a stake in maintaining the wall and heaven help anyone who tries to cross over. They will get shot in the back. Both sides sharpen their arguements the closer they get to one another, sometimes beyond recognition. The COCs end uparguing that baptism is so essential that it basically becomes a work. The Baptists conter that salvation is by faith alone to the point where baptism is totally unnecessary. Neither side actually believes these sharpened positions, Baptist generally do believe that baptism is necessary to obedience and COCs do believe that salvation is by faith. We all like to make straw men out of our enemies. The consequence of all this is that Christian institutions, of all denominations, can have speakers on campus with a wide range of perspectives but we can't have someone from our own fellowship with a slightly different opinion on some issue. And we certainly have problems having any sort of meaningful dialog with Christians of other denominations. I wrote something about this a while back. http://manersthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/11/walls-between-us.html It’s interesting to me to see how denominations (including the Church of Christ) deal with each other. I live near a Church of Christ University (Freed-Hardeman) and a Baptist University (Union). We support both schools and attend funtions at both. It’s interesting to me to see how both groups seem to maintain a wall of separation. While each group may be cordial to the other, real fellowship or even communication is often missing. Both sides have a stake in maintaining the wall and heaven help anyone who tries to cross over. They will get shot in the back.

Both sides sharpen their arguements the closer they get to one another, sometimes beyond recognition. The COCs end uparguing that baptism is so essential that it basically becomes a work. The Baptists conter that salvation is by faith alone to the point where baptism is totally unnecessary. Neither side actually believes these sharpened positions, Baptist generally do believe that baptism is necessary to obedience and COCs do believe that salvation is by faith. We all like to make straw men out of our enemies.

The consequence of all this is that Christian institutions, of all denominations, can have speakers on campus with a wide range of perspectives but we can’t have someone from our own fellowship with a slightly different opinion on some issue. And we certainly have problems having any sort of meaningful dialog with Christians of other denominations.

I wrote something about this a while back.

http://manersthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/11/walls-between-us.html

]]> By: juditko http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37994 juditko Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:38:53 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37994 The people we are closest to are the ones with whom we often have our fiercest battles. Add to that: The things we hate most in other people are usually the things we hate most about ourselves. The people we are closest to are the ones with whom we often have our fiercest battles.

Add to that:
The things we hate most in other people are usually the things we hate most about ourselves.

]]> By: justin http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37989 justin Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:49:06 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37989 I just don't say the pledge of allegiance. I just don’t say the pledge of allegiance.

]]> By: Brad http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37986 Brad Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:17:08 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37986 I feel disloyal to Christ saying the pledge of allegiance. I feel disloyal to Christ saying the pledge of allegiance.

]]> By: Doug http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37977 Doug Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:41:47 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37977 Mike, As a relatively new reader of your blog, I had never read your Bible insights before. It was a great stuff...thanks for the thoughts and motivation to dig deeper in letting God's word mold and change me. Mike,

As a relatively new reader of your blog, I had never read your Bible insights before. It was a great stuff…thanks for the thoughts and motivation to dig deeper in letting God’s word mold and change me.

]]> By: KentF http://preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37971 KentF Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:48:01 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/2007/01/02/small-differences#comment-37971 Thanks for your insights Mike! I think constant bickering over things that don't pertain to a deeper relationship with Christ quenches the Spirit. Thanks for your insights Mike! I think constant bickering over things that don’t pertain to a deeper relationship with Christ quenches the Spirit.

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