Comments on: Levels Of Beliefs http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Harris http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/comment-page-1/#comment-4736 Jason Harris Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:18:29 +0000 http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/#comment-4736 Hey Albert, Thanks for the comment. As a fundamentalist, I believe there are many people who are born again believers who are not obedient to Scripture in various areas. That's the angle I'm coming from here. I'm not really trying to draw a line in saying what is essential to salvation, but to fellowship. For instance, you can be saved without believing you need to be baptised, but you have missed something that is clearly revealed in Scripture. Something that is an essential... a fundamental if you will. About people dying for a conviction, my emphasis is on the phrase "so clearly revealed in Scripture." I agree many will die for misguided ideas. That's why exegesis and sound expository preaching are essential... so we make sure we understand God's Word carefully. Grace to you. Hey Albert,

Thanks for the comment.

As a fundamentalist, I believe there are many people who are born again believers who are not obedient to Scripture in various areas. That’s the angle I’m coming from here. I’m not really trying to draw a line in saying what is essential to salvation, but to fellowship.

For instance, you can be saved without believing you need to be baptised, but you have missed something that is clearly revealed in Scripture. Something that is an essential… a fundamental if you will.

About people dying for a conviction, my emphasis is on the phrase “so clearly revealed in Scripture.” I agree many will die for misguided ideas. That’s why exegesis and sound expository preaching are essential… so we make sure we understand God’s Word carefully.

Grace to you.

]]> By: Albert http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 Albert Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:47:37 +0000 http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/#comment-4734 Good article! Not sure I can see the difference between "personal convictions" and "preferences" - as you've defined them. May I also suggest that an "essential" conviction is one that is necessary for the holder to obtain salvation, and that all other "convictions" are personal. e.g. misguided zealouts will die for many different things - take the Branch Davidians or the Jonestown massacre. What you might die for others might not - yet they could still be in Christ. Or perhaps 3 tiers are better? - Salvation convictions = necessary for Christ & heaven - Important convictions = define the bounds of cooperation in ministry - Personal convictions = matters of liberty God Bless Good article!
Not sure I can see the difference between “personal convictions” and “preferences” – as you’ve defined them.
May I also suggest that an “essential” conviction is one that is necessary for the holder to obtain salvation, and that all other “convictions” are personal.
e.g. misguided zealouts will die for many different things – take the Branch Davidians or the Jonestown massacre.
What you might die for others might not – yet they could still be in Christ.
Or perhaps 3 tiers are better?
- Salvation convictions = necessary for Christ & heaven
- Important convictions = define the bounds of cooperation in ministry
- Personal convictions = matters of liberty

God Bless

]]> By: Are You A Calvinist? » InFocus http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Are You A Calvinist? » InFocus Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:04:52 +0000 http://teaminfocus.com.au/levels-of-beliefs/#comment-4707 [...] the importance of any given spiritual issue. One particular article on InFocus titled “Levels Of Beliefs” tries to tackle this issue and breaks beliefs down into various [...] [...] the importance of any given spiritual issue. One particular article on InFocus titled “Levels Of Beliefs” tries to tackle this issue and breaks beliefs down into various [...]

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