Two days ago, I went to this fellowship. There were plenty of discussions. Very talkative people. I basically stayed silent the whole time. If people like to talk, I like to listen.
Nonetheless, there were a few subjects brought up that I should have voiced. I could pray for God's mercy so that I could diligently cling to His words and grow in grace and knowledge.
On the interpretation of 1Corinthians 6:7, a sister used it to show that among Christians, we should be willing to take the wrong instead of quarreling. I didn't have much objection on her interpretation until another guy objected saying that sometimes when we are to stand for truth, we cannot use this verse. I am not against his argument on standing for the truth, but his latter phrase.
If there is a condition that cause us not to follow a certain word of God, then that shows that God's words are fallible. Nay, there is only one possibility, that God's words have been misinterpreted.
First of all, the verse refers to Christians among Christians, Secondly, the verse has implied that there is at least one at fault, why can't one admit his fault instead of finding faults in others to justify his own. And why can't Christians testify for the authority of Christ instead of giving such authority to pagan courts.
Then there's someone mentioning Billy Graham's comment on the 9/11/2001 incident, that it was God's punishment. To my knowledge, if Billy Graham had said this 50 years ago, I would have believed it. It was Anne Graham who said such thing. She wasn't to first to have such concern, President Abraham Lincoln had made similar statement and commanded the whole nation to fast on April 30th, 1863.
Overall, the atmosphere was very lovely, friendly faces of children of God. By merely listening, I could do more than by talking. If I have some more serious criticism, it would be the same criticism I have been sorrowed by many fellowships: That the church should have at least someone who's theologically trained to lead the group, if not the pastor. Instead of people taking turns, discussion serious matters that were already solved in Christian history.
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