tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post115266877587490128..comments2023-10-02T06:59:48.447-04:00Comments on faithmaps blog: The Implosion of Liberal ChristianityStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238745383108764223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152875265113627682006-07-14T07:07:00.000-04:002006-07-14T07:07:00.000-04:00Wikipedia states that "doctrine" is "a code of bel...Wikipedia states that "doctrine" is "a code of beliefs", "a body of teachings". Everyone holds to some kind of doctrine, even those who hold to a doctrine of being anti-doctrine.<BR/>Although some have gone to the extreme on promoting secondary doctrines, and many have lost sight of praxis, but we must not lose sight of the importance of essential doctrines (1 Tim 4:16, Titus 1:9 & 2:1).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152844999279054742006-07-13T22:43:00.000-04:002006-07-13T22:43:00.000-04:00i see your point. i think she's claiming that the...i see your point. i think she's claiming that the churches of which she speaks - or at least some of them - do all of those things. it is my understanding that there are mainline church authorities that do deny christ's divinity.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238745383108764223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152837044788831142006-07-13T20:30:00.000-04:002006-07-13T20:30:00.000-04:00Sure, that wasn't well thought out.When your relig...Sure, that wasn't well thought out.<BR/><BR/><I>When your religion says "whatever" on doctrinal matters, regards Jesus as just another wise teacher...</I><BR/><BR/>What I was trying to say is it's possible to say "whatever" to a whole lot of doctrine and still regard Jesus as divine. Listing them off like that seems like you want them to appear as equal statements. Just one of my pet peeves.Mike Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288110742554139886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152815533844027702006-07-13T14:32:00.000-04:002006-07-13T14:32:00.000-04:00wes, yes, it's a balance thing. we can overreact ...wes, yes, it's a balance thing. we can overreact to the fact (imo) that doctrine in many circles have been overemphasized.<BR/><BR/>todd, i was thinking that "not going to church" perhaps shouldn't be our biggest concern! <BR/><BR/>i didn't quite get your christ's divinity - doctrine comment. can you parse that out a bit more?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238745383108764223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152814401058156342006-07-13T14:13:00.000-04:002006-07-13T14:13:00.000-04:00As someone who doesn't get up on Sunday morning an...As someone who <I>doesn't</I> get up on Sunday morning and go to church, and who's faith community calls itself the whatever, I'd object to the lumping together the notion of doctrine and Christ's divinity... for starters.Mike Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288110742554139886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591706.post-1152810954944905142006-07-13T13:15:00.000-04:002006-07-13T13:15:00.000-04:00Very interesting. In fact this is my one fear for ...Very interesting. In fact this is my one fear for the emerging church movement. We've made it personal, yes, and we've realized that there are more important things than doctrine. but what if we go to far and leave doctrine behind us completely?wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.com