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Because they don't see us all as Pilgrims at different stages on the journey, or people who are simply limited by nature and doing their best with what capabilities they have been giving.

They don't actually believe that faith is enough for eternal life, even if it is as small as a mustard seed. That's the part that they _literally_ skip over. 😏

> So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Liberty Gal 11mo ago

You are 100% right that we are all at different stages of growth in Christ. That being said, you don't want the brand new Christian, who has very limited understanding of the Bible, Jesus, God, etc. to be teaching other believers.

Not allowing an immature Christian shouldn't be taken as putting them down. An immature Christian should spend their time learning, praying, and growing closer to Jesus not leading, teaching, or discipling. Later in life, they may be the one teaching or God may have another task for them like hospitality, and care giving of those who are physically, mentally, and spiritually hurting.

It all goes back to the passage about the body of Christ. We aren't all eyes or mouth, or feet, but all are important even if not all get the same attention and praise.

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Laeserin 11mo ago

Here's the thing: I think Christians who have matured continue to have different talents and they live out their faith with different sets of works.

I have a talent for creating welcoming, inviting spaces, online and offline, so that's what I focus on, by being a sextant and running the parish website. I also have a talent for being a systems analyst, so that's also what I put my focus on. That's why I'm concentrating on digitizing and distributing the Bible on an uncensorable data storage system on Nostr, and making it readable over an open-source interface on git, so that everyone, everywhere can get hold of a copy, read it, and share it with their frens, and jump into the Bible study section and tell me everything I'm saying that is wrong. 😁

The Bible is not the project, but it was the impetus for the project and probably a big factor in the longevity of the project because building the first three minor releases of Alexandria and then spinning it off into #Biblestr is something that really motivates because it feels like building a digital cathedral.

I don't find it perturbing that people think my personal theological views are wrong. I've spent decades thinking them through and researching them, as have those defending the counter-argument. I find it perturbing that they think that they mean that I'm not a Christian. Because I think it's obvious that I'm Christian, otherwise my behavior makes no sense, at all.

Liberty Gal 11mo ago

I believe you are a Christian (even if we have some theological differences). I also think your spiritual gift is hospitality (as described above). I also think you can do a lot of good for the kingdom using that gift.