James:
“Why are you here, Shannon? Are you here for fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ? Or are you here to make accusations, point fingers, and throw bricks around? One of the rules of this forum is that you should assume legitimate Christian faith on the part of anyone who does not explicitly identify otherwise.”
It was for fellowship. One had shared “What is Biblical faith?”
When that was shared it was rejected. Yes, I recognize one of the rules is to “assume legitimate Christian faith" of anyone who does not explicitly identify otherwise. We agree that there are many different faiths out there. It must be established that there is only one “Biblical faith”.
When one shares studies of the faith from the Word of God and the responses are only rejection, what source are we to use to establish what is legitimate Christian faith? BioLogos? or the Word?
Basically BioLogos is saying to assume everyone is saved, but when sharing the teachings from the Word everyone has different responses to His Word. The evidence is clear, not all are saved. To tell others everyone is assumed to be of the truth is deceiving others.
Matthew 23:13 KJV
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew 23:15 YLT
`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen–ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.
Matthew 23:15 NIV
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.
Jesus told the Pharisees they made converts twice the sons of Hell.
- false doctrine of works
- Prevented people from going to and receiving the true gospel.