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Since our goal is to become one in Christ, doesn't it stand to reason that people seeking that goal would be more likely to want to have unity on most issues? I am pretty sure Jesus always makes up his mind on things.
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I wrote a long post and lost it because I was "timed out."
Grrrr.... So is Tex arguing for infallibility again? Is he arguing that agency is to choose to follow the prophet or to choose to go to hell? Is he equating unity with conformity? Is he ignoring scriptures about the voice of the people and common consent? Is he being his usual ignorant self? Is he avowing one's decisions should be turned over to another (fascism)?
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I would argue strenuously that unity and conformity are not the same (appearances aren't the issue, I think the two are qualitatively different). That is, I would if fundamentalists credited reason as something more than a play thing.
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I believe in unity and only limitedly in conformity.
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Too many people oversimplify the square and flat-out ignore or misunderstand the compass.
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Don't they look the same? IOW, whether you are agreeing with someone or acting like someone because you are choosing to conform or because you have been led to a unified position by reason or the spirit, isn't the appearance to others the same? This is not an empty question, particularly if we are willing to criticize others for appearing as sheep, and if we assume the premise that we should all be unified in Christ. Now perhaps you have some other definition for unity that I am not considering, and if you have already posted it somewhere, please point me there.
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