Denomination debates declaration of Jesus' divinity - Random Thoughts

« Home | Any extra time you can send my way? » | Random News Story » | Spam Filter » | Silver Symposium » | Austin, TX » | Off to Texas » | Doesn't this make sense? » | Dad arrested over pro-gay book dispute » | Illinois governor writes prescription for trouble,... » | Interesting story, I grew up not too far from this... » 

Thursday, June 16, 2005 

Denomination debates declaration of Jesus' divinity

From NorthJersey.com

By JOHN CHADWICK
STAFF WRITER



It's a bedrock belief of Christianity - not a topic for debate.

Until now.

A venerable Protestant denomination - at the behest of some of its conservative members - is preparing to vote next month on a measure declaring that Jesus Christ is the Lord, and making it mandatory for clergy to accept his divinity.

It may seem like a slam dunk, but delegates for the 1.3 million-member United Church of Christ may reject the resolution. Several Bergen County pastors, who aren't delegates to the convention, said they expect the measure to fail.

"Religiously speaking, it sounds like apple pie," said the Rev. Raymond Kostulias of the First Congregational Church of Park Ridge. "But there is a judgmental quality to it that implies very strongly that those who do not agree with us are condemned or damned or hopeless - and that's exactly the thing that UCC is against."


Hmm... those that don't agree are condemed? Isn't that what the Bible teaches? Why bother going to Church and calling yourself a Christian if you don't believe the Bible is true? The UCC is considered a liberal denomination, so this story really isn't much of a surprise. Perhaps they should go back 1500 years when people had the same issue and see how they decided.


Leave a comment?

About me

  • I'm Chris
  • Going Michigan, USA, United States
My profile

Links



    Listed on BlogShares
    Listed on Blogwise

Verse of the Day

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17-19/NIV
Verseoftheday.com


Read These Books!



Powered by Blogger
and Blogger Templates


Listed on BlogShares