Matt K. pointed out after the sermon that there may be a fear in Protestant denominations in general to really have a creed, or list of fundamentals. As children of Christ, we don't want a law, and as Protestants, we shy away from ritual. Is that why Protestantism has seen so many schisms? Is it the struggle to unify around something?
Maybe we do need something, though. Art talked about the Didiche. It is believed by
the Eastern Orthodox Church to be the set of instruction given to the early churches by the Apostles. They claim to be a church unchanged for almost 2000 years. Is it because they had a set of fundamentals to unify around? It is a pretty interesting text. If you would like to check it out, you can go to http://genuineorthodoxchurch.com/didiche.htm. Does anyone have any other suggestions for how we can focus on the fundamentals?
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The Apostolic Christian Church has such a publication. It is the Winds of Doctrine, which explains doctrine and tradition such as dress, head coverings, and hair styles according to the Biblical teachings. It is all scriptual, so we could also say that the Bible is our guide.
I'm aware of the Winds of Doctrine publication. I keep it in my nightstand. I wasn't suggesting that we use anything other than that (as Apostolic Christians) and the Bible (as Christians). Nor was I suggesting we adopt the didiche. I was merely wondering about how we each can remain focused on those fundamentals.
Andy F.
Why the Anonymous post? In my opinion all Anonymous posts should be deleted the second they are noticed by the host. If you don't have the "guts" to put your name to a message, then you shouldn't be passing the message along.
LOL - How's that for irony? I just had to post an anonymous post bashing the first anonymous post.
:)
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