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If You Hope To Speak For God, You’ll Hear A Myriad Contrary Voices
If You Hope To Speak For God, You’ll Hear A Myriad Contrary Voices

(OPINION) Speaking for God can be a messy business. Very messy. No matter how sincere you are, you might turn out eventually to have been wrong. No matter how many Scriptures you cite to prove your point, those who disagree will trot out contrary passages to demonstrate why you’re tragically misguided — if not heretical.

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Opinion, ChristianityPaul PratherPaul Prather, Christianity, United Methodist Church, Methodist split, Gay clergy, LGBTQ Christians, Mainline Protestants, Progressive Christianity, opinion Comments
No Single Understanding Of God Captures The Whole Truth
No Single Understanding Of God Captures The Whole Truth

(OPINION) God is so great none of us can comprehend all that he is. Ten of us — or 10 denominations, even — can’t grasp the full mystery. Thus we ought to approach other pilgrims with open minds and open hearts, looking for what we can impart to them and also what we can receive from them.

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Opinion, ReligionPaul PratherPaul Prather, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Denominations, biblical interpretation, Interpreting Scripture, Pentecostal Church, Baptist Church, Southern Baptist, Black Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, Mainline Protestants, JewsComment