[CS-FSLUG] One-ness: Dear Brother try Deut chapter 6

[Timothy Butler]

Hi Nathan,
     I agree the Godhead is united and that we, as believers ought to  
be united. I also believe the language of the new statement of faith  
is agreeable with that belief. Trinitarian belief, actually, is not  
about disunity...

     Essentially, the declaration affirms the Nicene Creed in  
paraphrase: "We believe (I believe) in one God, the Father Almighty,  
maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.  
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born  
of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God  
of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom  
all things were made..."

     Do you disagree with the statement's viewpoint or were you just  
expounding on a very good point about church unity? That is, I'm not  
sure what you're asking for us to consider.

     -Tim

On Sep 6, 2005, at 1:15 AM, cyratt at netzero.com wrote:

> Dear Tim,
>
> "One" read in context deals with the Absolute that there is no  
> division, no schism, no disunity in the Godhead. Just as Jesus  
> said, oh and I do emphisise JESUS SAID, "Father, that they may be  
> one as you Father and I are one" ( see John 17:11). One-ness dear  
> brother is a unity in the Body of Christ that comes not from carnal  
> agreement (as in I AM THE RIGHT AND THOU MUST AGREE BECAUSE MY  
> THEOLOGY SAID SO). True one-ness begins with LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD  
> WITH ALL YOUR HEART, ALL YOUR MIND, ALL YOUR SOUL, AND ALL YOUR  
> MIGHT. the second is just like it, LOVE YOUR NIEGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
>
> I dont care who he is whether penticostal, methodist, episcopal,  
> catholic, whatever. We as a Body are commanded by God to Love one  
> ANOTHER. That dear brother will bring TRUE ONENESS in the body.
>
> May God bless you in all you do,
>
> Your brother and friend,
>
> Nathan Cundiff
>
> HSM
>
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