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Originally Posted by kumbaya
Wow. Well I definitely don't believe it's ok for a church to sue unless it's some sort of equivalent to a "life or death" situation. It's not turning the other cheek, for sure. Also, I think the fact that its not talked about to members is wrong.
Would it be entirely crazy to vote on these matters? I personally would not want my tithes to go to these lawsuits. I wonder how that money is appropriated....
I find apologetic discussions very interesting but it's definitely sad to see divisiveness over them. Those debates can really go too far...
I've read the concernedbrothers page- thought it sounded well done and tactful.
We all have our opinions on things, I think the issues of the faith are the most important and maybe it's easier for me bc I'm just a little "hippy-ish" at heart, and I know it's important to study doctrine, but there has to be balance. That being said though, I'm glad there's people that aren't like me and get into the nitty gritty of the translations and meanings. Without that, we could REALLY be off course! We can all learn from each other though and we all have our share of Jesus to share with each other, hopefully  |
Lawsuits being wrong is not a matter of opinion. It is explicitly prohibited by scripture
http://biblehub.com/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm
The Living Stream Ministry (LSM) and later “The Defense and Confirmation Project (run by LSM leaders) openly used their funds, collected from “donations”, sales of their literature, to sue other believers, and encouraged “the saints” to contribute (donate) even more to support them!
This is to their shame! Using Paul’s words, not mine.