Good Intentions But Wrong Practice
Many times we can have very good intentions yet somehow we end up doing the wrong thing.
Most people would agree that helping those who have a need is a good thing, but can you seek to help them in a wrong way? Consider the following story:
From the Abilene Reporter News
Churchgoers will be 'the sermon' Sunday
On Sunday, 1,750 Abilene churchgoers will leave the brick and mortar of their familiar buildings behind. Dressed in work clothes, not their Sunday best, they will spread out across 110 work sites.
They will not listen to a sermon that day. Instead, they will be the sermon, doing good deeds for neighbors living in difficult situations.
The date marks the fourth consecutive year churches in Abilene will participate in We Are The Sermon Day.
You can read the rest of the article at this link: Churches
Now that may sound good but consider the Churches that are participating:
Southern Hills Church of Christ organized the event in 2005. This year, five Abilene churches will participate: Southern Hills, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Westgate Church of Christ, Hillcrest Church of Christ and Wylie Baptist Church.
You have Church of Christ Congregations and Baptist Congregations:
Typically a Church of Christ church believes:
Baptismal Regeneration: Immersion into water is necessary for salvation
Conditional Salvation; A person who is saved can loose their salvation based on what they may do or not do..
The concepts of Original Sin, Total Depravity, Predestination, and others are rejected by the Church of Christ as doctrinal innovations that are not based on Scripture. Some examples:
Contrast that with the Baptist Churches.
Reject Baptismal Regeneration.
Eternal Salvation: They believe that a person who is saved cannot loose that salvation.
Baptist have traditionally believed in the concepts of Original Sin, Total Depravity and Predestination
These are huge differences that cannot just be overlooked and ignored.
The sad fact is that today many Christians don't care about doctrine. In fact for many good intentions is more important than a little thing called truth!
Most people would agree that helping those who have a need is a good thing, but can you seek to help them in a wrong way? Consider the following story:
From the Abilene Reporter News
Churchgoers will be 'the sermon' Sunday
On Sunday, 1,750 Abilene churchgoers will leave the brick and mortar of their familiar buildings behind. Dressed in work clothes, not their Sunday best, they will spread out across 110 work sites.
They will not listen to a sermon that day. Instead, they will be the sermon, doing good deeds for neighbors living in difficult situations.
The date marks the fourth consecutive year churches in Abilene will participate in We Are The Sermon Day.
You can read the rest of the article at this link: Churches
Now that may sound good but consider the Churches that are participating:
Southern Hills Church of Christ organized the event in 2005. This year, five Abilene churches will participate: Southern Hills, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Westgate Church of Christ, Hillcrest Church of Christ and Wylie Baptist Church.
You have Church of Christ Congregations and Baptist Congregations:
Typically a Church of Christ church believes:
Baptismal Regeneration: Immersion into water is necessary for salvation
Conditional Salvation; A person who is saved can loose their salvation based on what they may do or not do..
The concepts of Original Sin, Total Depravity, Predestination, and others are rejected by the Church of Christ as doctrinal innovations that are not based on Scripture. Some examples:
Contrast that with the Baptist Churches.
Reject Baptismal Regeneration.
Eternal Salvation: They believe that a person who is saved cannot loose that salvation.
Baptist have traditionally believed in the concepts of Original Sin, Total Depravity and Predestination
These are huge differences that cannot just be overlooked and ignored.
The sad fact is that today many Christians don't care about doctrine. In fact for many good intentions is more important than a little thing called truth!
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