Endless Discussions About Minutiae

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minutiae

a minute or minor detail —usually used in plural

There are a great many arguments/discussions raised among the church folk over MINUTIAE.

Minutiae over what?

It does not matter, so long as the discussions focus on the minutiae, occupying time and effort while redirecting any attention which might be employed more usefully.

Such as preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world which is dying.

This tactic was demonstrated 300-400 years ago when one of the most famous of such discussions involved trying to resolve the question “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?”

The debate featured many of the attributes associated with classic time-wasters.

  1. Even IF the question could ever be answered, no good would come of the information gained;
  2. The discussion featured a point which could be linked ever so tangentially to God’s Word;
  3. The argument distracted those who took part in it from obeying God’s important commands, such as preaching the gospel.
  4. These discussions revolved around the doctrines, information and teachings formulated by MEN.  Therefore for the most part, “right” and “wrong” answers depended on what MAN has decided or decreed–not what is found in God’s Word. (Which is the primary reason such discussions have proved to be so popular among the tares.)

In the times in which we live, a great many of these minutiae-mongers congregate on social media, where they have constructed forums, chat rooms and various discussion groups dedicated to those who desire to ceaselessly contend over the minutiae of man.

Those who are ensnared and entangled by such ruses become, many times, VERY adamant about the finer points of such minutiae.  This vehemence is often offered as “proof” that these discussions are a vital part of “God’s work.” Otherwise, would such “godly people” become so passionately embroiled in these “godly topics“?

A great many of these discussions are taking place as this is written.

What are the topics of such discussions, where opinions, confusions and other minutiae is endlessly batted back and forth?

The timing and nature of the gathering together (which is CLEARLY stated in God’s Word); various arguments supposedly concerned with salvation; assorted other wresting of the scriptures; various topics which arise from the science-fiction aspects of the church folks’ concerns: fallen angels, nephelim, ETs; and/or, minutiae over “discipleship,” including why the gospel of Jesus Christ is not sufficient in itself but must be propped up with the various scribblings of man.

Try as one might, NO groups which were currently focused on how many angels could dance on the head of a pin were located on the Internet.

Which gives hope to all those who follow the Word of God that in 300-400 years, similar (though more current) minutiae-mongers might become exhausted as well.

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: September 24, 2019.]

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