Doctrine

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 Bro Tyler, I appreciate your patience and persistence in this topic. I will 
make just a couple more comments. On your first point regarding Cain, and his 
not doing the right thing: Was *this* therefore the reason God did not 
clearly spell out N.T. doctrine? Because He knew man wouldn't obey anyway? 
For example, the 10 commandments were very clear as to "what to do". Why 
didn't He just make the "10 commandments of salvation"? Your point on "God 
wants us to make a choice for Him or not", and "God is not a bully,and will 
not force anybody to believe": right, He will not, however, all "sincere" 
believers think they *are* doing what is right and following God. Each thinks 
they have the truth and are following it. They all can't be right, and each 
are interpreting the Word as they believe is correct. The interpretations 
vary and that is my *main* point. The fact that the N.T. doctrines are ABLE 
to be interpretreted at all is what I was questioning. For some reason, God 
has allowed there to be room for interpretation. Doctrinal divisions begin 
when believers start talking "works", and what is *takes* to be saved. It is 
when we leave the Cross, that divisions begin.  Paul said, "For I determined 
not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."  Dede