House Church Talk - relational Christianity

Glenn Frank glennfrank at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 16 15:02:03 EST 2004


Ok... Wait... You guys are serious.... You have never heard the term
'relational Christianity"?



On 11/16/04 3:00 PM, "SameSpecies" <samespecies at charter.net> wrote:

> I don't know what it is either, but I wonder if it is just not another
> attempt by man to replace Christ, that is the relationship we have with
> others, the keeping of the oneness of the Spirit, the Lord Spirit, which is
> to have It's fruit, the fruit of the Spirit, the love, joy, peace, long
> suffering, etc., for the brothers.  It seems that we are so prone to start
> by the Spirit and then return to the law or make good plans, or come up with
> rules, or behaviors.  Of course I probably shouldn't comment not knowing
> anything about it, it could actually be something to turn us to the Spirit,
> so the Spirit of Faith can have It's fruit, It's works, so the Vine can bare
> fruit in the branches.  So that the expression will be known and it can be
> known we are son's of God because we love the brothers.  I just hope it's
> not another replacement for Christ, another antichrist to keep us busy, and
> to keep of from missing that It's just Christ.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn Frank" <glennfrank at earthlink.net>
> To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 2:15 PM
> Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  relational Christianity
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>> When you think about it... It is sad that we need to define "Relational
>> Christianity" from some other kind of Christianity... If one can call
>> anything else Christianity.
>> 
>> Glenn F
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>> On 11/16/04 2:07 PM, "Phillip Cohen" <spiritfilledhome at juno.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> It's a lost art. People have become so caught up in their hardheaded
>>> doctrines they can't get along with each other.
>>> 
>>> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:54:53 -0500 David Anderson
> <david at housechurch.org>
>>> writes:
>>>> 
>>>> I recently received an invitation to discuss "relational
>>>> Christianity."
>>>> 
>>>> What is the origin of this curious phrase? How could it be anything
>>>> but
>>>> relational? It reminded me of the phrase "born again Christian."
>>>> 
>>>> What say you?
>>>> 
>>>>       David Anderson
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Phillip
>>> spiritfilledhome at juno.com
>>> Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures
>>> forever. Psalm 107:1
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