House Church Talk - relational Christianity

[SameSpecies]

I read four or five articles on the site below, thank-you for the link.
Praise the Lord! He is Life, the Eternal Life that we can turn to and enjoy
today.  We can hear, follow Him today, and be set free, be much more saved
in His Life.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Frank" <glennfrank at earthlink.net>
To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  relational Christianity


> Oh... Ok.
> (I thought you were being sarcastic! --- Sorry)
>
>
>
> The way I have heard that term used is just to re-emphasis to people that
> Christianity IS by nature Relational... Us to God in a personal way, God
to
> us... And us to other believers and to the world in other ways.
>
> (as apposed to programmatic, ritualistic religiousness type
"Christianity")
>
>
> I don't think "relational Christianity" has become a "movement" or
anything
> like that because by definition it is not a "movement" or a "program". I
> have just heard the term as a call to get back to what Christianity is
> supposed to be.
>
> I am sure there are some who have tried to make "Relational Christianity"
a
> program of the church... But I think it by nature fails because it is NOT
a
> program.
>
> Glenn F.
>
> ps: This is a website by a great guy that I know personally...  It refers
to
> and kind of defines "relational Christianity":
> http://www.lifestream.org/LsPassion.html
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11/16/04 3:24 PM, "SameSpecies" <samespecies at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Seriously, have not.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Glenn Frank" <glennfrank at earthlink.net>
> > To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  relational Christianity
> >
> >
> >> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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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