tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post8391377776204603300..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Are denominations a winnowing process?Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-41053526247298197212014-11-28T16:59:43.908-05:002014-11-28T16:59:43.908-05:00True enough, but it still leaves Joe Believer havi...True enough, but it still leaves Joe Believer having to, on the one hand, avoid the sins forbidden in the 8th /9th commandment, and on the other, indifference to evil or error. The original audience ot the epistle must have had both present and eschatological issues in mind.Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-77992343265845028612014-11-28T15:57:05.774-05:002014-11-28T15:57:05.774-05:00True, not all divisions separate sheep from goats....True, not all divisions separate sheep from goats. That's a limiting case. <br /><br />However, Paul's statement in 1 Cor 3:12-15 applies to a type of eschatological judgment that falls short of damnation. Purification. Loss of rewards. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-43556741269996815712014-11-28T15:50:08.476-05:002014-11-28T15:50:08.476-05:00Fee's comment doesn't take into account tw...Fee's comment doesn't take into account two orthodox factions, as have often arisen in conservative Lutheran and Reformed circles; there's no apparent winnowing process in these cases.Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.com