By that I mean do hold traditional views...
Would be ostracize by our church if they only knew...
Would have people claiming we have the 'devil'...
Stuff like that?
2007-10-26 07:53:22 · 7 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My husband and I do attend church regularly, because the Bible tells us to fellowship with believers. We are Messianic Gentiles, but choose to fellowship.
But at home, we read The Complete Jewish Bible, augmented by Jewish New Testament Commentary by David H. Stern.
We've learned more from Netivya (linked below) than from all of our church attendence lifelong. If you're interested in the audio files linked, I'd start with Elhanan Ben-Avraham's "The People Known As The Early Christians."
Peace
2007-10-27 01:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by cmw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an extremely liberal, mystic, pluralist Christian. I do not believe the Bible is infallible - far from it. I do not believe in an apocalypse or actual second coming, do not believe in a judgment or heaven and Hell as places, do not believe in Satan, and so on. I believe there is truth in several major religions and that God is experienced different ways by different people at different times and that at the end of the day God is beyond all human thought and language and therefore was even for Jesus, who was fully human according to Hebrews.
I do believe in the Divine. I believe he was present in Jesus. I believe Jesus' life and death serve as a symbol in time for what God gives us eternally, and that even if Jesus were to be just a man like any other his life and death have been given that kind of power over the 2,000 years that billions of humans have communally agreed to assign it that power. I believe that we at are our best when we do God's will and not our own. And so on.
This would be accepted whole-heartedly in maybe 10% of Christian Churches. Another 50% or so would likely allow my participation but would hold that I am wrong about these other doctrinal issues (this includes Catholicism). And maybe 40% would treat this as heretical perversion and therefore far worse than atheism or paganism.
2007-10-26 15:05:25 · answer #2 · answered by ledbetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that I would be considered "fringe"...but we are considered to be fairly radical. We only use the KJV because other versions are riddled with errors. I have long hair and I only ever wear skirts and dresses (except for jammies...I have pj pants! Oh and when I ski I wear pants too...). I dress in a modest fashion, no cleavage for this momma! I believe many things that go against the more liberal common mainstream Christian views...too many to list, trust me!!...so yeah, I would say I am a more radical Christian in my views. Other words would be very conservative, old-fashioned, I've even heard narrow-minded (to which I reply, I am as narrow-minded as the Bible is thick!). You get the picture I'm sure.
Why do you ask?
2007-10-26 15:47:01 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standing on the Bible alone is considered "fringe" by those who hate it, but it is the final and only authority on God.
2007-10-26 14:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes , I kinda fit in that catergory. Need more input. I have a few contacts on here that are the same . I hope they don't burn me at the stake.
GOD BLESS and SHALOM
2007-10-26 15:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by TCC Revolution 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aww...do you have to be Christian to be on the fringe? (lol)
2007-10-26 15:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i follow the new rule: love thy neighbour.....
2007-10-26 15:06:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋