nuclearboy:

^^^ Your pastors are impregnating multiple church members! Your men wear vanity! You misquote/misuse God's Word. Your ministry is known for love-peddlers. Most thefts commited in society are linked to your church and the perpertrators bring all to you proving you influenced them to steal. Your doctrine is watery and shallow. You are vain and proud. Chris himself looks/lives like a swivel hipped transverstite (maybe thats why the wife moved away).

And now obviously, you've started sniffing gum to think that with the above, you are a light. Dude, you cannot successfully illuminate a currency note

Christian doctrine can be defined as any instruction or teaching that is explicitly taught in Scripture or that
which finds support from valid implications and applications of Scripture. Doctrine assists us in understanding God
and instructs us as to how we are to live pleasing to Him and with others. In other words Christian doctrine can
either be:

a. Explicit – precisely and clearly expressed, with ready observation, appealing to the immediate faculties and
cognition; not being left up to esoteric or mystical understanding. i.e. The Bible makes it very clear that the
world is not the result of a cosmic bang and that God Himself created the heavens and earth.

b. Implicit – that which is implied or expressed with reservation; that which is logically apparent or inherent in
the nature of something. i.e. the word Trinity (a noun) is not in the Bible, however it is a term that is used to
solidify a concept undeniably expressed numerous times in the Scripture. Through the careful analysis and synthesis of Bible passages, we can find indisputable support for the Trinity.

People often get confused as to what constitutes as Christian doctrine, however there are a few things we can note to assist us in understanding what Christian doctrine is and what is not:

1. A singular instance or infrequent occurrence of something in the Bible does not automatically make it a doctrine

2. A doctrine is universally binding and authoritative and it would be a sin to disobey it

3. Special considerations must be given when exegeting particular Bible passages such as poetry, historical
narratives, prophecy and the use of literary devices such as repetition and allegory. It is always necessary to
understand the author’s original intention of a particular passage and it first audience. There cannot be multiple
meanings to Scripture – this is confusion

4. It is incumbent upon Christians that they hold to a non-arbitrary system of hermeneutics when reading the
Scriptures by reading Bible passages in their proper, historical, grammatical and theological context

5. A doctrine is a tenet of Christianity that assists in giving it its distinction among the rest of the world’s
religions and belief systems

6. True Christian doctrine does not come from extra-biblical sources, such as dreams, epiphanies and other claimed
spiritual experiences. The Bible is always the final authority for what instructs and defines Christian doctrine

7. Doctrine is a means by which God gives grace to the hearers and by which He has chosen to accurately reveal
specific facets of His character

8. Christianity has a history that is thousands of years old and anything that claims to be Christian doctrine must
be aligned with what has been accepted as Christian doctrine throughout the centuries from to time of Christ till
now. After the death of the last Apostle, there have been no more binding commands for Christians to live by

9. Something doesn’t become a doctrine because a person thinks it would make a good command to follow. Christian doctrine does not come from arbitrary sources

10. A doctrine must not contradict other doctrines. Singular passages of Scripture should be compared with other
passages that are of the same topic; the whole counsel of the Scriptures must be considered when and not bits and pieces of it.

In summary, understanding what Christian doctrine is will help us in understanding what it is not. God’s
commandments are not grievous (1 John 5:2-3) He has given them to us with our best interest in mind. The Bible is
filled with not just restrictions but liberties; we do well in staying in line with God’s word once what we do, does
not trespass His law nor cause others to stumble in the faith.

nuclearboy:

^^^ I wonder why you are displaying teeth. Even on the web, your breath stinks, your teeth are brownish and stained with the blood you suck from your mugus.

All over NL, multiple posts from multiple posters have spoken of the intimacy caliber of your members! You want to tell me you've not read them? In my own capacity, I have a staff who attends your church - whist not a professional peddler, her conduct is scary. Imagine a young woman being picked up from work (and/or visited) by over 20 cars weekly. She's always declaring fast food joint surpluses for the young guys. I watched her closely in the past cos I feared she might have learnt the "lawrence Agaba" gambit so I know. When her fellow "choir" members visit, I fear for my "guys" safety. The conversation is "deadly!
Want to hear more?

aletheia:
Christian doctrine can be defined as any instruction or teaching that is explicitly taught in Scripture or that
which finds support from valid implications and applications of Scripture. Doctrine assists us in understanding God
and instructs us as to how we are to live pleasing to Him and with others. In other words Christian doctrine can
either be:

KunleOshob:

@tonye-tithes
So how come even though your so called ordinances were never directed to christians, you fill comfortable with the clergy twisting it and applying it ilegally to christianity. What could be more heretic than that ?

ALL scriptures including Matthew 23:23 are given by God and are profitable for instruction, learning. . . in righteousness.

I read Matthew 23:23 and choose to serve the Most High with that, is there a problem with that. And maybe you've forgetten the passage and its lesson, then let Tonye quote it for you in my fondly generosity.

Mad_Max:

Just beautiful.

Feel free to believe what you want.

We might discuss divergent views, but we can't impose our beliefs on others as 'the truth'.

May your quote be the balance factor my friend

Mad_Max:

If you want to be bound by antiquated Jewish customs about farm produce that have nothing to do with you, it's your privilege. Hopefully, you'll agree the rest of us is not obliged to follow suit.

Tonye-t:

^^^

1. Bound by Jewish customs? yes, so long as it is within the confines of my allegiance.

2. About Farm produce? yes, if my faith (inner witness) obliges to follow that accord, if no, still ok? as long as the origin has its descent as an act of giving one tenth of ALL (not just farm produce)

3. My privilege? yes, meybe i choose to found a doctrine in that ordinance and the other doesnt

4. My feelings if the rest are not obliged to follow suit? indifferent. Maybe they choose not to found a doctrine in that ordinance

       Just when did Tithing begun with the law that it should be reckoned with the law?

Deep Sight:

@ Nuclearboy, Mad_Max, KunleOshob -

I emphaticaly disagree. You make it appear as though the persons being fleeced are incapable of reading the bible.

You also make it appear as though those persons are incapable of quiet introspection.

These people have access to Bibles and can study the scripture if they choose to do so. Indeed I do not know what gives them the right to imagine themselves members of Christendom if they do not personally study the scriptures. The scriptures are clear that every word ministered to them should be subjected to personal study and introspection. If these people cannot read the scripture and free themselves from the lies being sold to them, then i verily submit that that is EXACTLY what they deserve. It is ridiculous to claim that people cannot reason for themselves: or that once a Pastor repeats something often enough, people should be excused for gobbling it up without personal reflection.

Entirely aside from the Bible and Religion, it is the sacred responsibility of every human being to reflect closely on his life, his purposes, his essence and the context and meaning of his existence - and no person can be excused for failing to do this. If any person has failed to do this and is spiritually lazy enough to allow himself to become the slave of some Pastor that is entirely his fault; the karma will rest squarely with him: and it will not avail him to point to the snake or to Eve in a plaintive plea aimed at avoiding responsibility. We are each responsible for ourselves and our spirituality.

The plain truth is that many of these people are driven by their own greed and nothing else. I have painfully explained to many that a gift given with the hope and intention of procuring a reward is spiritually empty. If these people are not able to appreciate this fact then the nasty truth is that they are and remain who they are: and are fully culpable for the evil visited on them by the rogue-pastor.

Deep Sight:

@ Nuclearboy, Mad_Max, KunleOshob -

I emphaticaly disagree. You make it appear as though the persons being fleeced are incapable of reading the bible.

You also make it appear as though those persons are incapable of quiet introspection.

These people have access to Bibles and can study the scripture if they choose to do so. Indeed I do not know what gives them the right to imagine themselves members of Christendom if they do not personally study the scriptures. The scriptures are clear that every word ministered to them should be subjected to personal study and introspection. If these people cannot read the scripture and free themselves from the lies being sold to them, then i verily submit that that is EXACTLY what they deserve. It is ridiculous to claim that people cannot reason for themselves: or that once a Pastor repeats something often enough, people should be excused for gobbling it up without personal reflection.

Entirely aside from the Bible and Religion, it is the sacred responsibility of every human being to reflect closely on his life, his purposes, his essence and the context and meaning of his existence - and no person can be excused for failing to do this. If any person has failed to do this and is spiritually lazy enough to allow himself to become the slave of some Pastor that is entirely his fault; the karma will rest squarely with him: and it will not avail him to point to the snake or to Eve in a plaintive plea aimed at avoiding responsibility. We are each responsible for ourselves and our spirituality.

The plain truth is that many of these people are driven by their own greed and nothing else. I have painfully explained to many that a gift given with the hope and intention of procuring a reward is spiritually empty. If these people are not able to appreciate this fact then the nasty truth is that they are and remain who they are: and are fully culpable for the evil visited on them by the rogue-pastor.

JeSoul:

  ^Well said Deepsight. I believe Jesus spoke to this situation: Matthew 15:14 ". . . they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

The deceiver and the one who allowed themselves to be deceived, are both guilty of error and will both answer to God.

Deep Sight:

@ Nuclearboy, Mad_Max, KunleOshob -

I emphaticaly disagree. You make it appear as though the persons being fleeced are incapable of reading the bible.

Deep Sight:
You also make it appear as though those persons are incapable of quiet introspection.

Deep Sight:
These people have access to Bibles and can study the scripture if they choose to do so. Indeed I do not know what gives them the right to imagine themselves members of Christendom if they do not personally study the scriptures. The scriptures are clear that every word ministered to them should be subjected to personal study and introspection. If these people cannot read the scripture and free themselves from the lies being sold to them, then i verily submit that that is EXACTLY what they deserve. It is ridiculous to claim that people cannot reason for themselves: or that once a Pastor repeats something often enough, people should be excused for gobbling it up without personal reflection.