Thoughts, observations, musings, encouragements, exhortations, and occasional rants from an Anglican Parish Deacon.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Membership Saturday II
Its another great morning at the Salem Fields Library down in Spotsylvania Virginia. Another 24 folk have come out for a morning membership seminar.
Following an opening prayer by the parish Deacon, the senior warden gave a brief presentation concerning the vestry. Father Toby then gave thoughts concerning negotiables vs. nonnegotiables.
Toby touched on two categories of issues, those which are cause of discussion and debate, but not division, as well as those truly watershed issues that define historic, orthodox Christianity.
Negotiable issues covered things like: Eschatology (pre-, pan-, post, or amillenialism) Creation (six literal days vs. “day age”, theistic evolution, etc) The moderation vs. prohibition debate concerning alcohol Bible translations Padeo vs. Adult Baptism
Nonnegotiable issues included: The tri-unity of the Godhead The uniqueness and sufficiency of Christ The veracity and sufficiency of Scripture The sanctity of life Biblical sexuality
If I were to encapsulate those nonnegotiable truths, I would point to the Apostle's, or Nicene Creeds.
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And what did he say is negotiable?
Toby touched on two categories of issues, those which are cause of discussion and debate, but not division, as well as those truly watershed issues that define historic, orthodox Christianity.
Negotiable issues covered things like:
Eschatology (pre-, pan-, post, or amillenialism)
Creation (six literal days vs. “day age”, theistic evolution, etc)
The moderation vs. prohibition debate concerning alcohol
Bible translations
Padeo vs. Adult Baptism
Nonnegotiable issues included:
The tri-unity of the Godhead
The uniqueness and sufficiency of Christ
The veracity and sufficiency of Scripture
The sanctity of life
Biblical sexuality
If I were to encapsulate those nonnegotiable truths, I would point to the Apostle's, or Nicene Creeds.
Well, in point of fact we are "divided" by baptism amongst other things, as is obvious by the hundreds of Baptist churches around here.
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