I think the problem, here, is that yoou consider me to be someone who has no boundaries. Not true, as it turns out.
I would argue with your conclusion as regards me. A true legalist would put Judy on the outside of the Assembly and refuse to let her anywhere near that body of believers.
Let us not forget that your definition of "legalist" and mine are two very different things. Yours makes no disctinction between firmly held beleifs and salvation by works ------------- my definition is only about that circumstance.
jd
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I don't mean to sound insulting, John, but what you write below sounds like
> legalism to me. I don't know how it is that you cannot see that.
>
> David Miller.
>
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> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Uncleanness come via the woman
>
> Judy has made it clear - whether she admits it or not -- that I (and Bill
> and Gary and Lance and ....) am not a joint participant with her in the
> gospel.
>
> Would she allowed to teach her thougths in a church pastored by yours
> truly?
>
> In a word -- the confession that "Jesus Christ came in the flesh" is the
> same truth as "God came in the flesh." The Apostle John makes this
> confession a critical one - a landmark confession, if you will. Such a
> confession prohibits the teaching of another gospel ............... and
> this question goes directly to the defining of the "gospel." She would
> have full fellowship in the assembly - but not as a teacher or one who
> teachers. She would not be prohibited from sharing her faith on this
> point, either ................. unless the sharing became a point of
> divisiveness within that body or if she continued to teach the point when
> asked to cease an sharing at all. The deciding factor, here, would be the
> effect all this would have on the other participants.
>
> But with Judy, this is not the only difference. There are few similarities
> between her theology and that of anyone I know. I do not see David's
> contribution in the same [negative] light. How he gets to point B is often
> the only point of contention -- as well as whether I am stupid or not.
>
> jd
>
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> From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Lance wrote:
> > > FWIW Judy, I'm confident that DM, BT, JD
> > > and G would never allow you, given your
> > > 'teaching' on TT to teach in their respective churches.
> >
> > Your confidence is misplaced in regards to me on this. Judy is most
> > welcome
> > to share such in our church.
> >
> > David Miller.
> >
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