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Opinions - Subjects, practices, and interpretations,
where Christians have widely diverging ideas, and the Holy Scripture is
either complex, or not as
definitive or clear, or where there are different scriptures that seem to
support different aspects of a belief. Where God is silent or enigmatic, Christians should not
be dogmatic. Prophecy is a prime example. Cultural application of the Christian
life, or
specifics of personal sins can be others. Generally, but not always, these areas can be
narrowed by further study and application of scripture, but cannot be unequivocally
defined. With Opinions, we can have mature
tolerance with lively and even enjoyable discussion. The 'strong' don't offend the
'weak' in faith. Here also, as with 'Convictions', many Christians have
separated from each others fellowship over "doubtful disputations",
much to the hurt of the church and our impact on the world.
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