GenghisKhan44
New Member
I am not sure where this post goes, but this area seemed post apt. Correct me if I am wrong.
What I mean by this is: is it or is it not important that what we as Christians, in or outside of denominations and Churches, believe is consistent with each other?
I am not saying we all have to wear the same clothes, eat the same foods, pray the same prayers, or that we all can't eat meat on Fridays.
But I have a problem saying all Christians form a consistent Church on Earth when a Catholic venerates statues of the saints, while a Baptist smashes them with a hammer. Or when the Reformed Churches teach irresistible grace while others teach God's grace is resistible. Or while Catholics and Orthodox turn to their bishops for the correct interpretation of Scripture, Protestants either privately interpret the Bible (which is smaller than the Catholic or Orthodox Bibles, I might add) or have their pastors interpret it for them.
So my question in regards to all this is: how can we all say we have the mind of Christ when one man's, one church's, or one episcopacy's mind contradicts another?
What I mean by this is: is it or is it not important that what we as Christians, in or outside of denominations and Churches, believe is consistent with each other?
I am not saying we all have to wear the same clothes, eat the same foods, pray the same prayers, or that we all can't eat meat on Fridays.
But I have a problem saying all Christians form a consistent Church on Earth when a Catholic venerates statues of the saints, while a Baptist smashes them with a hammer. Or when the Reformed Churches teach irresistible grace while others teach God's grace is resistible. Or while Catholics and Orthodox turn to their bishops for the correct interpretation of Scripture, Protestants either privately interpret the Bible (which is smaller than the Catholic or Orthodox Bibles, I might add) or have their pastors interpret it for them.
So my question in regards to all this is: how can we all say we have the mind of Christ when one man's, one church's, or one episcopacy's mind contradicts another?