(Protestants need to learn here
from other faith traditions.
Not exact matches
Over the past decade, more Christians have been admitted to the US as refugees than those of any
other religious
tradition, including many persecuted because of their
faith from countries like Iraq and Burma.
After a few years of wilderness wandering (you should expect that, by the way — look for the manna; look for the water
from rock), I found myself in the Episcopal Church, which is no less riddled with conflict and shortcomings than any
other Christian
tradition, but which introduced me to the sacraments that have managed to sustain my ever - complicated, ever - faltering
faith.
Knowing that tenure would be limited, Protestant seminaries, for example, might feel freer to hire Protestants
from different
traditions, Catholics or scholars of
other faiths.
At a meeting of the National Council of Churches he asked, not for any legal restriction but a «a voluntary agreement among religious leaders of all
faiths that
from now on they would not resort to conversions because the social logic of conversions is not valid now», that the promise of liberation
from caste structure has not been fulfilled as proved by the fact that it persists in all religious communities; and any attempt to organize Hinduism as a religious community like
others of the prophetic
tradition has been a failure.
I am a rag - tag Christian myself, I borrow heavily
from other traditions than my own, I learn and appreciate and welcome many expressions of
faith, and Brian McLaren writes about the big gorgeous wide - open tent of Christian spirituality, and how we can cross these boundaries and false demarcations boldly, with grace.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if
others are still bound up with
traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming
from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to
others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has
other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved
from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in
Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though
others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by
others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
And I have found, even
from my friends of
other faiths (of which I have a few), that people appreciate
others who genuinely believe their
traditions are more than an amalgamation of pieces of
other faiths discarded down the highway of human history.
On the
other hand, so - called «Christians» have certainly gone out of their way to try to prevent believers of
other religious
traditions from practicing their
faith — by trying to impose their particular brands of «Christianity» onto all
others under the law.
By an opaque concept of revelation, 1 mean that familiar amalgamation of three levels of language in one form of traditional teaching about revelation: first, the level of the confession of
faith where the lex credendi is not separated
from the lex orandi; second, the level of ecclesial dogma where a historic community interprets for itself and for
others the understanding of
faith specific to its
tradition; and third, the body of doctrines imposed by the magisterium as the rule of orthodoxy.
My own approach has been to dig deeply into the core of my own
tradition and to find there surprising convergences with
other Christians drawn
from the great heritage of the apostolic
faith and the inspired Holy Scriptures we cherish in common.
Each fundamentalist movement has emerged independently and is a law unto itself, sometimes differing
from (or in violent opposition to)
other fundamentalist movements within a single
faith tradition.
Takahiro Iwasaki builds exquisite, intricate, almost impossibly tiny structures, associated with industrial society and
faith traditions on micro landscapes (of towels and
other domestic fabrics) that seem one breath away
from destruction.
Pastoral counseling has evolved
from religious counseling to pastoral psychotherapy, which integrates theology and
other faith tradition knowledge, spirituality, the resources of
faith communities, the behavioral sciences, and in recent years, systemic theory.
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faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all
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