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Date Posted: 10:59:05 02/04/12 Sat
Author: Lois
Subject: Will the real Restoration church please stand up . . .

Remember that game, What's My Line?
Members of the c-not-of-c (legal name Community of Christ) claim that they are the continuation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I don't think even the courts can make that true. They have tried to be all things to all people.
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http://www.cofchrist.org/ourfaith/scripture.asp

Scripture in the Community of Christ

Affirmation One

We declare that Jesus Christ—who lived, was crucified, was raised from the dead, and comes again—is the Living Word of God. It is to Christ that scripture points. It is through Christ that we have life (John 5:39–40). It is Christ whom we must hear (Mark 9:7).
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Or is it this contrary position? Both positions are publically proclaimed by the Community of Christ. (c-not-of-c)
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http://www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy/2005/windland.asp

Community of Christ, 2005 Peace Colloquy, JW Windland , AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN MISSION IN A MULTIFAITH WORLD

"Christianity's monopoly on salvation is over."

"Non-Christian traditions must be recognized for what they are – fully franchised systems of salvation with practitioners as decent and devoted as any other, with scholars as intelligent and gifted as any other, with members as whole and holy as any other. Any model of authentic Christian mission in a multifaith world must acknowledge that"

No longer at http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2002/legislation/H8.asp
from Community of Christ 2002 World Conference Bulletin pp. 75-78

H-8 Interfaith Relations Committee Report

(H-8) "The most troublesome text for the Christian community regarding other religious traditions is to be found in Acts 4:12. This text makes exclusive claims to salvation through Jesus Christ and him alone. This text has tended to foster prejudice toward not only Jews but all other religious claims as well because of its exclusivity. This text is best understood within the context of the sermon preached by Peter in the company of John and others. It should not be universalized and become a framework for either missional or theological purposes."
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So, which is it?

Submitted by Lois

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