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How does Matt 18:15-20 figure into your decision to leave?

accidentally posted- which would not require any knowledge of leadership or operation of that job. General supply would seem to provide you with similar skillis as supply inspector. The qualification for a bishop plainly give the qualifications. I Tim 3:6. Not a novice, lest being lifted up...

Did any do it without triaining? I have worked several physical jobs

Something we agree 100 percent on. I Tim 5:18: For the scripture saith, thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn, and the labourer is worth of his hire. 1 Cor 9:6:11

I was reading an "in" instead of an "of". My fault, should have read more closely.

I read your post 76 seeming to say there should be nothing to prevent membership including leadership of the church as permitting new members to be allowed into a leadership role after admission as a member. I had a friend who went from the Christian assembly to the Methodists and within a month...

It appears the three thousand added at Jerusalem were primarily Jews who would have already have been baptized by John.( Mt 3:5, Acts 2:5) having been taught from their youth as was commanded by the Law. They definitely were not ignorant of the miracles performed by Christ or his teachings. They...

No difference in the church

I believe someone professing salvation and after questioning by the elders that they be baptized as soon as possible. The church at Jerusalem where 3000 were added in one day already had much instruction and had seen many miracles of Christ. As far as leadership in the church, the same is true...

membership

Still valid questions that are relevant. Would your church accept somone for memberership if they did not believe in virgin birth of Christ or denied the trinity?

And if John could reject the Pharisees who came to be baptized, why can a church not reject a potential member who does not meet the churches requirements for membership?

I have no idean what you are talking about. Church discipline can only be performed on a current member, not a potential one. I think someone has already mentioned not admitting someone who shows no repentance and John demanded

Then fact that we would reject the baptism of certain organizations is not an indictation we are determining their salvation. It would rather seem to indicate their possible life in that they would subject themselves to scriptural immersion. Who then are the false brethren Paul spoke of? Where...

Church discipline does not determine the life someone may or may not have. I Cor 5:5 tells us concerning the brother caught in fornication, To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The fact that we would...