The Ministry - What Is It?

Cal · 10-30-2014, 07:39 AM

My registration, especially after listening to Olvin, is that for LCers "the ministry" are those sets of beliefs that they happen to embrace. In other words, it's a grandiose title to give their theology the air of absolute unquestioned legitimacy. It's much like their calling their movement "God's move" or their churches "the Church." It's just more of their saying we're unquestionably right and everyone else is unquestionably wrong. Or at least, we're unquestionably more right that anyone else.

I understand wanting one's beliefs to have the stamp of God. But knowing for sure that is always the case is not possible. God doesn't want us walking around with that kind of self-assurance. It clearly produces arrogance and intolerance. We are too easily mistaken. And believing we cannot be mistaken is, you guessed it, the biggest mistake. Even Paul when writing the Bible once only said "I think I have the Spirit of God." At least once when writing the Bible he didn't know for sure whether what he was teaching had the stamp of God.

10-30-2014, 07:39 AM	#7
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: The Ministry - What Is It? My registration, especially after listening to Olvin, is that for LCers "the ministry" are those sets of beliefs that they happen to embrace. In other words, it's a grandiose title to give their theology the air of absolute unquestioned legitimacy. It's much like their calling their movement "God's move" or their churches "the Church." It's just more of their saying we're unquestionably right and everyone else is unquestionably wrong. Or at least, we're unquestionably more right that anyone else. I understand wanting one's beliefs to have the stamp of God. But knowing for sure that is always the case is not possible. God doesn't want us walking around with that kind of self-assurance. It clearly produces arrogance and intolerance. We are too easily mistaken. And believing we cannot be mistaken is, you guessed it, the biggest mistake. Even Paul when writing the Bible once only said "I think I have the Spirit of God." At least once when writing the Bible he didn't know for sure whether what he was teaching had the stamp of God.