Orthodoxy…Starting a New Thread
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
’m going to do something a bit odd for this blog. I’m going to start a thread for discussion without posting too many of my own thoughts about the topic at the start. In the recent discussions we have had, the word “orthodox” was used by Earl, and I set it aside. Turns out that Earl used it very intentionally! (Sorry, Earl!) And then Tony Sisk said that he thought the word needed to be discussed, and perceived a negativity in my previous comments about the word.
Fair enough, gentlemen. So, in addition to continuing to dialogue about the other posts, I would like to open up the comments here for some thoughts about orthodoxy. Specifically, I’m requesting the following information from any and all who would like to contribute to this:
- What is your understanding of the definition of “orthodoxy”?
- How narrow or broad is the label “orthodox”?
- Who/what determines orthodoxy?
- How should orthodoxy affect fellowship (assuming you believe that unorthodox people can still be Christians)? If you don’t believe that a Christian can be “unorthodox”, then state that, too.
- How should orthodoxy be “enforced”, and by whom?
- What should be the result of someone being “unorthodox”?
Any other thoughts you want to address on this topic are fair game. I’m hoping that there will be enough input on this to give me something to respond to. But for now, the floor is all yours…
Until next time,
steve 
