Did the apostles REQUIRE absolute unity among the 1st century congregation?

by I_love_Jeff 12 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Pickler

  mP,

  are you serious?

  EARLY CHRISTIANITY WAS VIBRANT & FULL OF DISCUSSION & IDEAS?

  You bet it was..... Thats why the first council of NICAEA (325) was formed as an attempt to bring orthodoxy to Christian beliefs.

  Look at what was being discussed amongst those early Christians, debates were raging........ Too much to name here, but its well documented.

  My point is, they were all Christians.

  orthodoxy of belief came later.

  There have been volumes written about this, google it... Or look it up.

  JUDAISM?

  When I spoke about Judaism I was thinking specifically about an Israeli activist I met at university. She travelled the world speaking out against Israeli practises in Palestine...gutsy stuff! She was so passionate, none of us doubted that she was Proud of her heritage, yet she publicly spoke out on something she disagreed with , she's still Jewish though isn't she?

  She told us she felt strongly that it was her duty to tell western Jews about what was going on in Israel.

  I contrast this with being a JW, could a JW publicly speak out on something they disagree with, and yet remain a JW?

  No....and for written evidence of that you only have to look at this board.

  Plenty of debate here....but anonymously, because of fear of sanctions/consequences.

  I rest my case...

  Cheers!
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  transhuman68

  LOL, it depends who you look at as an example. Paul was a real hard-case- an anal-retentive S.O.B. who threatened to castrate anyone who disagreed with his ideas; and the writer of the three John epistles called those who disagreed with him the "antichrist"- but the reality of Early Christianity is that virtually nobody had the same idea of what Jesus represented, but they all worked together. Paul meeting Cephas in Jerusalem would be like the Pope meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury- not a happy moment.
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  DATA-DOG

  Jesus said " whoever is not against us iS for us." Having a disagreement and Teaching outright lies are two different things. The problem with the GB is that they say Jesus was speaking about being one of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 20th century. So like Ptereist said. it comes down to forced conformity being touted as unity.

  REVIEW THE WALSH TRIAL!!