[sword-devel] Doctrinal Statement

[Joe Walker]

Hi,

No offence taken, thanks for the reply.

I usually hesitate before entering a debate of this kind. The real
question
being "what is to be gained?". In all reality I don't expect to
"convert"
you, and maybe you expect the same, and much more is to be gained by
talking
to total unbelievers in my opinion.

It is important to me that you don't think I am a cultist-freak.
Following
God's ways is more important to me than anything, and the Bible is my
source
of knowledge about God, no other. We have no David Kuresh etc as a
leader
and see Bible study as the only source of God's Word. There is no "Book
of
Mormon" for Christadelphia, no Watchtower.

If you need convincing of this I will be happy to debate with you from
the
Bible, but I suspect little is to be gained otherwise. We both probably
have
more profitable things to do.

With love in the LORD,

Joe.

--

Dan Bertles wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> I was the one who started this thread.  I in no way was intending to offend
> you or anyone else.  For those of us who believe that Jesus is God, this is
> a crucial/fundamental subject and I wanted to suggest that the issue be
> addressed for the Sword software.  Because my contribution to Sword is only
> by means of being a beta tester, and recent at that, I am not qualified to
> decide who stays on the group and who doesn't.  Nonetheless, this software
> has been very beneficial to my study and I hope you have been blessed by it
> too.
> 
> I apologize if I have offended you, but I invite you to look further into
> the subject of who Jesus Christ is.  I welcome a private discussion on this
> subject if you are interested.  Feel free to e-mail me at the address
> mentioned below.
> 
> Dan Bertles (dbertles@southdown.com)
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Joe Walker [SMTP:joe@eireneh.com]
>         Sent:   Saturday, July 29, 2000 2:14 AM
>         To:     sword-devel@crosswire.org
>         Subject:        Re: [sword-devel] Doctrinal Statement
> 
>         Hi,
> 
>         Sorry to prepetuate this dicussion when it was dying out.
>         But it was dying out with a clear resolution that I am allowed
>         to stay ...
> 
>         I am a Christadelphian. I hope that If we were to spend time
>         discussing what I/we believe you would not see me as blackly
>         as some do. BUT I do not think the Sword list is the place to
>         do this.
> 
>         If there are lots of people that want me to go, I will. So if I
>         get a storm of mail to me saying go away, I will.
> 
>         I'd hope that you could accept any contribution that I make,
>         just as I accept yours.
> 
>         With love in Christ,
> 
>         Joe.