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Democratic Christianity

Classik

Classik

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Would it be right to say Christianity is a kind of a democratic 'practise'...where A says this way, and B says that way, and C says that other way etc etc???

We all practise what we like. It's a majority carries the vote thing (whether or not it's in line with what the scripture says)?

So, is Christianity kinda democratic?:dunno :shrug :confused?


I have seen a minority influence a whole majority (positively or negatively); and I have seen (and often times) a majority influence a minority (whether positively or negatively).


I don't wanna cite instances...but if that's neccessary I'd.

THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD...I WILL DENY YOY


Thanks for your input
 
God is a benign dictator of sorts. No one is forced to conform. But conform or not, the choice made has eternal consequences. There are hundreds of views within Christianity itself regarding the proper practice of the faith, but the ultimate Arbitrator is God.
 
Christian faith is not a democracy. We're subjects to God's will, and most of us have chosen to be that.

Church should be a democracy though.
 
thisnumbersdisconnected said:
God is a benign dictator of sorts. No one is forced to conform. But conform or not, the choice made has eternal consequences. There are hundreds of views within Christianity itself regarding the proper practice of the faith, but the ultimate Arbitrator is God.
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Well put.......... God gave us free will so where we end up is up to us...
 
thisnumbersdisconnected said:
God is a benign dictator of sorts. No one is forced to conform. But conform or not, the choice made has eternal consequences. There are hundreds of views within Christianity itself regarding the proper practice of the faith, but the ultimate Arbitrator is God.
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You are totally right. But the question has always been: Which way?
 
Claudya said:
Christian faith is not a democracy. We're subjects to God's will, and most of us have chosen to be that.

Church should be a democracy though.
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You are right. Problem is, a lot has been thwarted (by man) to suit man. That's where I have a problem. This leads us to the question: Which way?
 
Classik said:
I was trying to point out some doctrinal differences. (a reply or question to post #2)
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That's easy. God's way. Despite the twists, turns and misinterpretations man endows in his own hundreds of versions of how to practice faith, there is only one way, and behavior is unequivocally defined in the Sermon on the Mount and the commandments of the Law, the latter of which serve as a guideline, not a condemnation for the believer. It is obvious what Jesus did. Do likewise.
 
The answer is simple. Nothing in Christianity is democratic, either with Christ or the church. The church is the body of Yeshua and each part and member is placed where Yeshua sees fit, doing the will of Yahweh. Nothing democratic in that at all.
 
tim-from-pa said:
The church is the body of Yeshua and each part and member is placed where Yeshua sees fit, doing the will of Yahweh. Nothing democratic in that at all.
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Yes...and I agree with you. But how does the doctrinal variations justify the 'doing the will of Yahweh' (when deffinitely some teachings are heresy!)?

A pulls out from B and answers a different name. C was already from B...but now wants to be independent...and practising whatever doctrine they like. D says both B and C are teaching heresy. Then D pulls its own congregation and leaves completely, with a different name.


Christianity is supposed to be like a tree with a branchles stem - thus one body and mind and teaching.
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However we have a tree with several branches where each branch represents a democratic (liberated) setting.
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There is a church we all know, several other churches emerged from them. Each is totally different
 
The stem is the Way. The Stem is Christ. Why should all these branches shoot out from the stem?:dunno :shrug :confused
 
It gives the birds a place to build their nests? Not all that easy to build on a fat twig. Sorry but if I understand your analogy right there is room for many rooms in His Father's mansion. The idea of Two Greatest Commandments means that we can all seek the same thing. There is unity and there is only one tree.

Why are there so many "denominations" when the Bible speaks of one 'holy' nation, formed in a day? When we think of money there too we see "denominations". Each 'denomination' of money is "one of a series of related values each having a special name where a $5 bill and a $10 bill represent two denominations of U.S. money." (definition from Webster Dictionary). So we see "values" and this gives the clue. Do the "Baptists" place different values on Baptism than some 'other' denominations? They do. What about the [Insert Name Here] "flavor" of Christianity? Yes, they too place different values upon various teachings. Their identity is tied to what is taught and identity within a group is a very interesting subject. We define groups by exclusion and by who may not join. All groups are defined that way. So then we see that the idea behind the idea is based on not putting God first. Well, hopefully we see this.

Right?
 
Classik said:
tim-from-pa said:
The church is the body of Yeshua and each part and member is placed where Yeshua sees fit, doing the will of Yahweh. Nothing democratic in that at all.
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Yes...and I agree with you. But how does the doctrinal variations justify the 'doing the will of Yahweh' (when deffinitely some teachings are heresy!)?

A pulls out from B and answers a different name. C was already from B...but now wants to be independent...and practising whatever doctrine they like. D says both B and C are teaching heresy. Then D pulls its own congregation and leaves completely, with a different name.
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The reason one leaves over another, and there's division is because they don't want unity. They want uniformity. My closest Christian friends, and I call them my family in Yeshua, don't all agree on everything, but the difference is that we are all open that we may not understand everything perfectly, or that we are still growing. And even the "right" individual(s) may find that there's even more to be discovered and they are just starting. In that regards, there may be "wrong" people, "right" people and even "righter" people as they mature. If people behaved and understood things way, there would not be the division.

I take strong stands on what I believe, but even if I am right on some of them, I discover additional truths about them all the time --- constantly growing. And there's times I found out I was dead wrong, and I was brave and honest enough to change my views on things on many occasions, something I wish my critics would know and understand before calling me thick-headed. But they think they were right all their lives and I'm sure they have a zeal to start their own church, thus a new denomination is formed.
 
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