IF Not A Baptist, Which Church Would You Be Attending?

Those are fighting words dude. :laugh:

 

Dont they ordain women....apostate in my view.

 

I'm sorry, Tom; I mistyped it. Yes, I meant to say CP.

Yes, I'm agin' it.

 

Not ordaining women is apostate in my view.

 

My view is that being affiliated with a Baptist assembly is less important than getting basic doctrine correct and that would mean avoiding membership in any denomination that ordains outside of the clear instruction in 1 Tim ch. 3 and Titus. I know that there is a lot of disagreement here and I have a good friend, a solid Biblical born again believer who belongs to a Wesylan church (but with a male pastor).

My particular assembly would allow me to assume a deacon or elder position and would if I desired to be pastor appoint me if I completed the necessary educatinal requirements however my personal view is that I don't meet the strict requirements as noted in 1 Tim and Titus.

Induidual soul liberty.

 

IF one is not not though a reformed baptist, what would be the options?

 

problem is that there are NO examples within the NT that give us the option to have females ordained in pastoral position within the churches, can be deacons per Bible, and perhaps as missionaries/teachers of say children church, but NOT as head pastoral authority, as that falls under 'headship"

 

That is why I would probably go towards say Evangelical free Church, as solid baptist, except goes to "free grace" position...

Like their liberty to decide on individual issuesd such as gifts or not, timing of second coming etc also, "true " baptists in allowing for individual understanding in doctrines "soul liberty"

Some hold that not ordaiing women deal breaker, other allowing Gifts, others not be reformed etc!

 

I would do the only logical thing and start a new Baptist church in our living room.

 

Didn't see this before, but I second that motion!

 

Does that mean both you and DHK see baptists as being only NT Christian churches?

 

And the way we Baptists disagree, there would be 10 more new Baptist churches in a few years...:smilewinkgrin:

 

Huh?

So the Salvation Army is an 'apostate' organization?

Or the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod?

 

I know. But I call it like I see it. ;-)

 

I actually don't think a church is apostate if it doesn't ordain women, just tragically and sadly mistaken.

 

Have you been to a Missouri Synod lately.......As far as Im concerned "YES"

 

Then Mickey has got problems with scripture, wouldnt you say? :smilewinkgrin:

 

Yes. Women pastors is just one of many.