Hidden away in our comments is a link to Apologia Christi's The Grace Series: "Romans 5:1 - The Grace of Salvation" Part I and Part II. Check out these doctrinal posts and see what you think.
Interestingly enough I also found a post pertinent to some topics and discussions we have had here on Intellectuelle @ A Reasoned Faith The Weblog of C.L. Wynn. He discusses the issue of complementarianism and Women in the Church from the perspective of the act of discussion itself. That has made it a widely applicable viewpoint. In some ways the message is similar to Bonnies post on Evangelicalism. Another one to see what you think on the matter.
We need to choose the appropriate venue to discuss our differences.Discussion boards, blogs, e-mail, etc. can be an effective means of communication. However, I’ve found through experience that these forums can quickly spiral out of control in terms of hostility when disagreements occur. Discussing controversial issues is best done face to face, where voice, tone, body language can all contribute to communication. If we’re really interested in encouraging others in sound doctrine and persuading them away from what we perceive to be doctrinal errors (especially if we’re in the same local church), then we ought to be willing to meet with them and interact on the issues. Even a phone conversation or private e-mail can be much more profitable discussing a matter long-distance than a public forum. It’s taken me time to learn this, but I really believe it to be true....
We need to look at the situations in which there’s disagreement between members of God’s household as learning opportunities. To carefully listen to and understand the opposing viewpoint. Doing so may solidify your own position. It may sway you to modify your own understanding a bit. Or it may persuade you to change your thinking completely.
Regardless of whether we change our minds on an issue or not, we can be thankful and bless one another by encouraging our brothers and sisters to sharpen their understanding of what the Scriptures teach, all the while affirming that our unity comes from our bond in Christ, not from our agreeing on every issue. Clearly there are matters of such doctrinal importance that we are to separate ourselves from those that teach and promote that which is contrary to the core doctrines of the Christian faith
This was posted on April 29th, 2006 -but as all things worthwhile, it is undated in application.
