How can we "Agree to Disagree" When the Bible says to be of "One Mind"

[Peter_J]

Jesus may have called for unity. He didn’t say everybody had to think the same way about everything. The attempt to insist that they must causes splits; it doesn’t heal them.

That’s your opinion. I doubt you’ll find a lot of “Traditionalist Catholics” who agree with you.

 

[mathematician]

I doubt you’ll find a lot of “Traditionalist Catholics” who agree with you.

Now there’s a surprise.

 

[Peter_J]

Now there’s a surprise.

Touché. On the other hand, I think a lot of Protestant posters greatly underestimate the presence of “Traditionalist Catholics” on this forum (or, in the more extreme case, don’t even understand that this is a Catholic forum) thus dooming themselves to a great deal of confusion in their online experience.

 

[JRKH]

Jesus may have called for unity. He didn’t say everybody had to think the same way about everything. The attempt to insist that they must causes splits; it doesn’t heal them.

Jesus didn’t just call for unity - like the United States are in unity - Jesus called for us all to be in one as He and the Father are One. ONE.

St Paul - reinforced this idea in the passages I noted in my OP. To be of “ONE MIND”.

If you have not already read through the various posts in this thread I would ask you to do so before commenting further. It is important to understand that we are talking about being of “One Mind”. If we ARE of “One Mind” then we DO think the same way about everything relating to faith and morals. That is what being of "One Mind, and “One as Jesus and the Father are One”, means. It can mean nothing else and retain the “Oneness” prayed and implored for.

In converstion I had with Tanner9188 I tried to break down what the term “One mind” would intail. I asked him in post number 36:
…
Forget Scripture, forget interaction with other people or other faiths etc.
I Am Talking About what it means to be of ONE MIND.
HOW DOES ONE MIND THINK?

Does your mind think it is OK to Speed AND it is wrong to Speed?
Does your mind think it is OK to Steal AND it is wrong to Steal?

Does your “One Mind” permit different and opposing Doctrinal Beliefs?

So I will ask you this same question as I asked Tanner9188. Dose your “One Mind” permit opposing doctrinal beliefs?

Peace
James

 

[mathematician]

Touché. On the other hand, I think a lot of Protestant posters greatly underestimate the presence of “Traditionalist Catholics” on this forum (or, in the more extreme case, don’t even understand that this is a Catholic forum) thus dooming themselves to a great deal of confusion in their online experience.

Underestimate the number of “traditional” Catholics on this forum? I think that would be pretty difficult.

I can’t remember the exact context, but maybe a year ago now I said something to a Catholic priest, and he said “Nobody thinks that way now.” So I introduced him to this forum.

 

[Peter_J]

Underestimate the number of “traditional” Catholics on this forum? I think that would be pretty difficult.

Well, okay maybe it would be difficult for you but a lot of other Protestants do in fact underestimate the “traditionalist Catholic” presence here.

I can’t remember the exact context, but maybe a year ago now I said something to a Catholic priest, and he said “Nobody thinks that way now.” So I introduced him to this forum.

I guess that’s the other side of the same coin.

Anyhow I’m glad you cleared up his little bit of confusion. (A more difficult task is this: when a Protestant poster who has little contact with Catholics off-line, thinks that all Catholic “think that way now”, how do you convince him/her that isn’t true?)

 

[JRKH]

mathematician,
I brougth this back up to the top to ask you if you would care to answer the question I posed in my post below. The one about whether your “One Mind” can hold opposing views on the same subject.
Care to take a stab at it??

Peace
James

Jesus didn’t just call for unity - like the United States are in unity - Jesus called for us all to be in one as He and the Father are One. ONE.

St Paul - reinforced this idea in the passages I noted in my OP. To be of “ONE MIND”.

If you have not already read through the various posts in this thread I would ask you to do so before commenting further. It is important to understand that we are talking about being of “One Mind”. If we ARE of “One Mind” then we DO think the same way about everything relating to faith and morals. That is what being of "One Mind, and “One as Jesus and the Father are One”, means. It can mean nothing else and retain the “Oneness” prayed and implored for.

In converstion I had with Tanner9188 I tried to break down what the term “One mind” would intail. I asked him in post number 36:
…
Forget Scripture, forget interaction with other people or other faiths etc.
I Am Talking About what it means to be of ONE MIND.
HOW DOES ONE MIND THINK?

Does your mind think it is OK to Speed AND it is wrong to Speed?
Does your mind think it is OK to Steal AND it is wrong to Steal?

Does your “One Mind” permit different and opposing Doctrinal Beliefs?

So I will ask you this same question as I asked Tanner9188. Dose your “One Mind” permit opposing doctrinal beliefs?

Peace
James