Originally Posted by
Femme*
Well, some of the folks I know talk about "cage stage" which, if I read it right, is when you're super zealous.. kind of like new believers. (You've met them I'm sure.. mine was in relation to cult evangelism.. I couldn't understand why that was THE most important thing to EVERYbody.. I laugh at it now..)
But, I run into the same mindset in other doctrinal groups too..
I mean, don't we ALL think our's in the correct and most acceptable interpretation?
As for the Which Comes First, it is a seminal discussion. How you view that colors every other doctrinal question.
and it wholly forms your view of God's sovereignty.
I know people have hurled the HERETIC thing at me.. eh.. I really don't care. I don't answer to anyone but God.
what I DO know is being ugly isn't going to make any progress towards reasonable discussion or any persuasion. I'm all about disagreeing agreeably. I'm glad people kindly challenged me.. I had a paradigm shift and I'm glad for it. No firewords, no bashing, none of that.. it was passionate discussion -- on my part as well. We gave each other stuff to think about. I'm wholly good with that.
But, I do get fired up.. yup, I surely do, when people try to tell me what I believe instead of ask me.