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chrysostom

chrysostom

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it's not a label
it's a commitment to try and live by a set of rules
I am not impressed with those who do not commit
'sure I'll be a christian as long as it doesn't interfere with my lifestyle'
and it won't
as long as you don't commit to anything
 
genuineoriginal

genuineoriginal

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chrysostom said:
it's not a label
it's a commitment to try and live by a set of rules
I am not impressed with those who do not commit
'sure I'll be a christian as long as it doesn't interfere with my lifestyle'
and it won't
as long as you don't commit to anything
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Some of us have committed to living by the set of rules found in the Bible, but can't find a denomination that wants to live by those rules as well.

So, we are Christian (other) for lack of a better choice.
 
annabenedetti

annabenedetti

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Thunder's Muse said:
I think it's a normal thing for the human brain to do. We like to compartmentalise things...for example: when a new singer or actor comes out, we immediately compare them to another and kind of label them 'the new such and such'. It gives us a feeling familiarity and I guess a base from which to work.
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I said something like that earlier today, on the idea of sorting and sifting each other as an instinct that's hard to resist. :)

But I think some of us don't really 'fit' anywhere....at least, that's how it feels for me. It used to be something that bothered me but now I see it as a strength and kinda cool :)
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Well, I certainly don't fit in too neatly around here, and that's okay with me...
 
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chrysostom said:
it's not a label
it's a commitment to try and live by a set of rules
I am not impressed with those who do not commit
'sure I'll be a christian as long as it doesn't interfere with my lifestyle'
and it won't
as long as you don't commit to anything
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See, that the difference. I don't live my life to impress anyone.

That's a sure road to frustration.
 
annabenedetti

annabenedetti

like marbles on glass
chrysostom said:
it's not a label
it's a commitment to try and live by a set of rules
I am not impressed with those who do not commit
'sure I'll be a christian as long as it doesn't interfere with my lifestyle'
and it won't
as long as you don't commit to anything
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But you can't make someone commit just by putting them on a list, either. Is that what you're trying to do? I guess I haven't put a lot of thought into your motivation, so maybe this is a good time to ask.
 
genuineoriginal

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chrysostom said:
just wanted to see that you could make up your own set of rules
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Let's see:

Leviticus 23:1-3
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.​


The Sabbath is not a Jewish holiday, it is one of the feasts of the Lord. God declares plainly that it is His feast.
The Sabbath is a day for resting in all your dwellings, not for leaving your dwellings to meet at a "church".

Do Catholics keep the Sabbath day, or have they crossed it off the big Ten that God wrote in stone with His finger?

Nevermind. You don't really need to answer.
 
chrysostom

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genuineoriginal said:
Do Catholics keep the Sabbath day, or have they crossed it off the big Ten that God wrote in stone with His finger?

Nevermind. You don't really need to answer.
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the vast majority of christians have determined attending church on sunday is a very important part of their beliefs
and
you, all by yourself, come to a different conclusion

you may find comfort in whatever you do
 
genuineoriginal

genuineoriginal

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chrysostom said:
the vast majority of christians have determined attending church on sunday is a very important part of their beliefs
and
you, all by yourself, come to a different conclusion
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Nope, I am just keeping Apostolic Tradition (unlike some denominations that shall remain nameless)

Christian seventh-day Sabbatarians seek to reestablish the practice of the early apostolic Christians who kept the sabbath. ​
 
Town Heretic

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annabenedetti said:
But you can't make someone commit just by putting them on a list, either. Is that what you're trying to do? I guess I haven't put a lot of thought into your motivation, so maybe this is a good time to ask.
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Just think, "What would a weasel do if it had human intelligence."

I'm beginning to think he's incapable of asking an honest question. It's almost always a set up for a sneer or accusation.

My answer to the OP is that I think most of the labeling and fighting going on in the various churches impedes the one thing we should be doing. I'm a Christian. If you recognize Jesus Christ as your lord and savior you're family, crazy uncle or not. And as a personal preference I find more value in the good news than the holy terror.
 
meshak

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chrysostom said:
the vast majority of christians have determined attending church on sunday is a very important part of their beliefs
and
you, all by yourself, come to a different conclusion

you may find comfort in whatever you do
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there are tons of Christians agree with him and I am one of them, friend.
 
zoo22

zoo22

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chrysostom said:
it's not a label
it's a commitment to try and live by a set of rules
I am not impressed with those who do not commit
'sure I'll be a christian as long as it doesn't interfere with my lifestyle'
and it won't
as long as you don't commit to anything
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This is interesting. I understand what you're saying. But there's a spectrum. I think Catholicism is at the furthest end of the spectrum on your list... It's a commitment to an involved system of rules more than a lot of other denominations are. Well, Judaism seems over there in the rules section as well. Others on the list may be more rigid than Catholicism, but I don't know all of those denominations. The rules of Catholicism also seems very much integrated into day-to-day life. Ritual. Maybe I'm at the other end of the spectrum right now. Anyway, interesting to think about it that way, especially in terms of a list.

Also, that makes a lot of sense in terms of the way I think of you, Chrysostom. You seem to really require a very rigid, set system. And ritual. And it seems the way you're wired, beyond it being a way you choose to live. I think that beyond "not being impressed" with those who do not commit, I think in ways you're unable to understand it. Do you think that at all?
 
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lifeisgood

lifeisgood

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Hello lifeisgood,
Surely you must know what group you started in? What group you
were taught most in?
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No group. After I was redeemed, I picked a little bit of information here and a little bit there. Right now the Internet is my Church and I really do not care what 'titles' people place over themselves.

Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Pentecostal, etc., means absolutely nothing to me. Those are man-made titles and I disregard all of them. I look for "Jesus Christ and what He did at the Cross of Calvary" exclusively for salvation, justification, sanctification, and for everything else needed.
 
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