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Notice

• All church problems and difference between church groups are not based on the Cornerstone of the Church.  (1 Corinthians 3:11, Ephesians 2:20)
• It is human nature to find security in no change; therefore all resistance to change are associated with adherence to traditions of man, to which there are more Scriptures condemning than there are that supports. (Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23; 1 Corinthians 11:2,16; 2 Corinthians 3:3,6; Galatians 1:14; Colossians 2:28; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 3:6; 1 Peter 1:18)
• All forms of resistance are associated with visible things which are temporal.  (2 Corinthians 4:18, Hebrews 11:27)
• Such resistance to losing traditions often, if not always, cause the church lose their vibrant love for the being.  (Revelations 2:1-7)
• Such resistance always leads to church problems.  All church problems will disappear if everyone would focus on life and the living. 
• Since God create everything in the universe, therefore scientific principles and spiritual principles will overlap and can be used interchangeably, hence Jesus use parables to help our limited mind to understand.  (Genesis 1,2; John 1:3)
• If Satan and sin brings bondage, then who gave us freedom?  With freedom, there had to be free will.  If there is free will, then there had to be a support for individuality and individualism. Notice 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 and Hebrews 8:6-13.
• If God is unlimited and impartial, then His words should be the same way.  Therefore, we should not place any limitations or conditions on any of teachings in the Bible.  How else can God teach anything other than what He really is?
• Place unlimited applications of any Biblical teaching, even if teachings seem to contradict each other, and be prepared to be surprised with what conclusions you will arrived.
• If 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 takes note of our reaction to our health and apply it to church life, then believing that God being unlimited can make us take that application bit further and apply it to all less-spoken-about teachings in the Bible, and treat them equal to extremely obvious ones.  That approach can expose your inefficient beliefs, even those that was taught.
• Since Matthew 5:9 says that peacemaking is a trademark of children of God, then what are those who are zealous in keeping traditions because it means obedience to the Bible?
• If God make no scrap, then everything we can see or feel are valuable part of the universe.  That includes our emotions and characteristics.
• Notice our feelings when we focus on something that is losing.  Are those not the feelings of resistance?  Notice our feelings when we focus on something we are gaining.  Are those not the feelings of eager acceptance?  Think about Matthew 5:38-48, which teaches nonresistance. Which way is easier?
• Can you tell the difference between the feeling of love and acceptance?  What about that feeling of falling in love and adoration?  Are they not all positive?  Then think about resistance and rejection, hatred and separation, and all other negative feelings.  Then you can easily see that words are structural in themselves.  "The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart."
• As peacemakers (so to be children of God), how about harmonizing all the contradicting teachings of the Bible without placing limitations or conditions on any of them?  How about unifying all scientific principles and spiritual principles, all visible occurrences as part of (or as end products of) invisible occurrences, and everything else you can think of?
• If God is everywhere, then there is no place where He is not.  Think about this when you think about all bad or negative experiences you wish to avoid or fight against.  See Ephesians 4:6.  Also think about terrorism and all social evils.
• Harmonize the last two points, and see what you can come up with.  Would fighting against or resisting bad experiences or changes harmonize you with your circumstances or your enemies? If working peaceably with your circumstances and enemies, would that not harmonize you with everything in the universe where God is?
• Notice when you decided to stop resisting.  Do you not feel release?  When you feel release, do you not feel relief?  When you feel relief, do you not feel more alive?  Is that not what Jesus meant when he said, "Lose your life and you will find it"?  Would this not be what the Bible talk about when it refers to obedience, submission, and such?
• Notice the problem with many men who lose temper easily.  Is it not because they deny the value of emotions?  When persist in denying, did it not build up and then explode one day? Would it not be better if we catch our first feeling of resistance and be determined to solve it, whether by removing resistance or following after what makes us feel truly alive on continual basis?  If you have perpetual inner peace, how can you lose temper?
• If Hebrews 8:6-13 make it seem God is for common man, think about all natural things compared to what man made.  Are horses not cheaper than cars?  Are herbs not cheaper than medicine or drugs?  Also think about many people who cannot or do not enjoy reading.  Perhaps then feelings are more important than structural wording of Biblical terminology?  Could this not also be what 2 Corinthians 3:3-6 be talking about?
• If you feel this listing is dangerous, why do you feel that way?  Is there something you want to keep in control?  Which is better: avoid facts or face them?  Let's lose our lives and enjoy doing it!