Comments on: Culture Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope http://dullrazor.net/?p=738 Occam slipped. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dull Razor » On heretics and core doctrine http://dullrazor.net/?p=738&cpage=1#comment-3035 Dull Razor » On heretics and core doctrine Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:21:49 +0000 http://dullrazor.net/?p=738#comment-3035 [...] mentioned in an earlier post that the Nicene Creed was a good way to summarize the core beliefs of Christianity, but sometimes [...] [...] mentioned in an earlier post that the Nicene Creed was a good way to summarize the core beliefs of Christianity, but sometimes [...]

]]> By: Dan G. http://dullrazor.net/?p=738&cpage=1#comment-2889 Dan G. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:44:10 +0000 http://dullrazor.net/?p=738#comment-2889 Correct, and I would say that correcting false beliefs is part of that first point of teaching the Word. My point is that we get too caught up in the gray areas that are less important at the expense of unity behind our common purpose. Never compromise the truth, but don't kill your brother because he prefers to play as Luigi, either. Correct, and I would say that correcting false beliefs is part of that first point of teaching the Word. My point is that we get too caught up in the gray areas that are less important at the expense of unity behind our common purpose. Never compromise the truth, but don’t kill your brother because he prefers to play as Luigi, either.

]]> By: Dad http://dullrazor.net/?p=738&cpage=1#comment-2887 Dad Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:23 +0000 http://dullrazor.net/?p=738#comment-2887 The primary purposes you point out are the starting point. All Christians need to worship, study God's Word, pray, fellowship with other believers. That's the prerequisite, but it's certainly not all we're told to do. We need to spread the truth. Within the church that may mean correcting folks that hold to false beliefs, while being aware that we may be holding on to false beliefs ourselves. It seems we either accept all Christians and their peculiar beliefs without condition, or we reject all Christians that don't agree with every little doctrine we hold to. Yes, believers must be unified, but not at the expense of the truth. However, we must also choose our battles wisely... The primary purposes you point out are the starting point. All Christians need to worship, study God’s Word, pray, fellowship with other believers. That’s the prerequisite, but it’s certainly not all we’re told to do.

We need to spread the truth. Within the church that may mean correcting folks that hold to false beliefs, while being aware that we may be holding on to false beliefs ourselves. It seems we either accept all Christians and their peculiar beliefs without condition, or we reject all Christians that don’t agree with every little doctrine we hold to. Yes, believers must be unified, but not at the expense of the truth.

However, we must also choose our battles wisely…

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