Re: Will the real Restoration church please stand up . . . -- Mamusz' Restoration Forum

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 22:30:54 02/08/12 Wed
Author: George
Subject: Re: Will the real Restoration church please stand up . . .
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Will the real Restoration church please stand up . . ." on 10:59:05 02/04/12 Sat

>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.
>------------
>
> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/ourfaith/scripture.asp">
>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).
>-------
>
>Or is it this contrary position? Both positions are
>publically proclaimed by the Community of Christ.
>(c-not-of-c)
>------
>
> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy/2005/windl
>and.asp">http://www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy/2005/wi
>ndland.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 >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2002/legislation/H8.as
>p">http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2002/legislation/H8.asp >a>
>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."
>--------
>
>So, which is it?
>
>Submitted by Lois

Lois, I think the courts have lost their minds. The legislation declaring unborn children to be nonhuman didn't make it. The courts are also considering the process of declaring whales to be human. Perhaps if the whales are hungry, the proabortion glee club participating on Mr. McMurray's website will probably propose next that the "nonvital" fetuses be taken from the dumpster behind the abortuary and fed to the whales. It isn't a stretch. One poster on Mr. McMurray's board, soon after the birth of my first grandchild last November, posted that it was so wonderful that the bill declaring a fetus a person had been defeated, because it would have made trouble for all that group.

BTW, I think that some softening of the traditional post-medieval evangelism of the Christian church could be softened some. After posting on the CARM forums and being told I was going to hell for being former RLDS, I can see how heavy-handed evangelism is with Giselle and Co.

Of course, as in everything, the RLDS leadership is so ready to compromise, that, where only the mere addition of politeness is necessary, they have eagerly dropped their pants to offer the ultimate in hospitality.

We are always caught betweem the two extremes"

1. Those who want to kill the "infidels" and eat them.

and

2. Those who want to marry them, convert to their religion, and bear their children.

That is the ultimate message of the fundamentalism v. liberalism fight. Absolutely no one in any position of authority or influence has anything else to say.

The plan to provide healthcare for Americans turned into a massive project to replace the U.S. Constitution with the Soviet one. The same sort of "revisioning" goes on in the Restored Church, inevitably encountering the same vehement type of "take no prisoners" opposition from the other side.

George

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Which one is the real one? Look -- Lois, 09:19:35 02/13/12 Mon

Re: Which one is the real one? Look -- George, 23:54:26 02/13/12 Mon

Re: Which one is the real one? Look -- Lois, 00:22:50 02/14/12 Tue
- Re: Which one is the real one? Look -- George, 19:24:08 02/14/12 Tue
  - Re: Which one is the real one? Look -- Lois, 21:25:57 02/14/12 Tue
    - Re: Which one is the real one? Look -- George, 23:54:12 02/14/12 Tue