House Church Talk - Phil & his Visualizing

[Lee Underwood]

Rick,

I too signed-up for the same reasons. Unfortunately, with some exceptions, 
it does seem to be that way, as the IC. Oh well, I will go back to only 
listening and observing ...

Lee


At 7/24/04 06:00 PM, Rick Smith wrote:


>Brother Lee and Brother Jim,
>
>I have not seen all of the emails that have been batted back and forth
>over this issue, as I am new to the group and ernestly seeking the
>encouragement and information regarding home church that I believed I was
>signing up to receive.  Imagine my dissapointment to see so little
>difference between this forum and the institutional church I have
>endeavored to leave behind in my search for Christ-likeness.
>
>
>Galatians 6:1 says,  "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which
>are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
>thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
>
>So to respond to the obvious error of trying to visualize Christ in order
>to get closer to Him seems a right thing - so long as it is done in
>meekness, love, and is based solely on the scriptures (which reveal a
>picture of Christ that requires no visualtion techniques, and the ernest,
>whole-hearted study of which will bring one closer to Christ than any
>other thing man can do.
>
>However, none of what has transpired since has been in keeping with what I
>understood the purpose of this forum was - and in fact has run contrary to
>what the list informtion page has asked of us
>
>"HC-Talk cannot serve as a forum to analyze or discuss every doctrine or
>aspect of the Faith. In other words, it is not, nor is it intended to be a
>general theology or general experience Christian list. Many such lists
>already exist in large numbers. Please, therefore, post only messages
>which contain content relevant to those in house churches."
>
>Might I humbly suggest that the two of you work out your difference in
>private, rather than using the forum as a platform to
>perform a nominally Christian jousting contest that it is obvious neither
>of you will concede victory ot the other in.  Then let us all return in a
>spirit of unity to the task of helping individuals to discover the joys
>and the wonder of serving God almighty as his Church in our houses.
>
>In His Grip,
>
>Rick