Monday, December 30, 2013

The Blessed hope keeps us eternally secure

I start with the first jpeg file from the other blogspot and that is the written letter from May 20, 2009 signed anonymously “A Group of Brethren”.  There were earlier letters and sermons before this letter; however, I feel this letter was the delimitating argument for when the schism started.  I understand this letter was read before all churches mixed at times in with the reading of the memorandum [an annual custom of the ACCA].  Several elders wanted to get names of those who contributed to the letter, much to no avail though.  It was a rabbits trail and the ultra-conservative members were marked and that lead to stronger reproach among them.  Hence leading to the elder letter of “Thus we continue to believe” of July 2010.  So, you can see that the schism began in the summer of 2009 with conservative elders and then leading to separation in 2012 forming ACFI.  The conservative elders are namely: Peter Petrovic, Lawrence Luthi, Art Nohl, Roy Koehl, and Dennis Warner.  There were some other unnamed elders and ministers who contributed to the schism also.

They say they have reasons for this treatise to:
Express beliefs
Clarify false doctrines and practices
Defend the faith

It is ok (in America) to express beliefs, just as I am doing on this blog spot.  But to sign it anonymously they must fear the leadership of the churches which is wrong.  Contrastly, the leaders should fear the lay brothers more.  So, that is a false approach to start with.  To clarify false doctrines and practices is ok, but little in the letter really speaks of true doctrine.  And to defend the faith is again thinking that we are being persecuted as in communist countries.  There are many churches to choose from in the USA.  To try and hold believers in bondage and say they alone preach the one true religion is false at the start.

Now, eternal security is the real root of all this trouble.  Once saved, always saved is false.  but to worry that you go to hell for believing it is wrong also.  There are many strong believing Christians in seminaries and Bible believing churches who believe that very doctrine and are saved now and in the future, too.  It is some  conservative AC members who can not extend the right hand of fellowship with these other believers that is causing the schism.

No comments:

Post a Comment