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So, what was its purpose then? It supposedly covered sins for a year. My point is this, especially for those who believe in the concept behind PSA: If you were still under the law, would you sacrifice an animal every year, to atone for your sins? If not, why not? The concepts behind PSA and...

Because the concept is the same -- punishung and killing an innocent victim in the place of the guilty so that the guilty can go free.

would you sacrifice an animal every year to atone for your sins? I would expect all PSA advocates to answer in the affirmative.

I don't care for large chuches. I've never been to one.

Unfortunately, the churches I've been a member of, as an adult, have not seemed to care to have anyhting to do with me away from the church, and some not much to do with me at the church!

Excellent! Exactly!

That's an excellent post.

What online quiz was that? Maybe I need to take it. :)

Many denominations hold some of the Baptist Distinctives, but I don't know of any that hold all of them. I guess if they did, they'd be Baptists. :) BTW, what do you mean by a 'normative version'?

I believe I'm in a very similar condition to yours. So, I understand where you're coming from, and I don't say that lightly. BTW, I didn't take anyhting you said as being rude. Thanks for the invite to private messaging. I may do that.

Some would say that God didn't kill those family members, that Satan did. I've heard that many times. Some would also say that, even if true, God could have prevented it but didn't. That may also be true. As to the why, I don't know and don't believe anyone can know, unless God reveals it to...

Oh, okay. Thanks for explaining.

Sounds like you're in a crisis of faith. I am there, too.

If He created but doesn't intervene, that sounds like Deism to me.

I've looked at the Quakers, and just about everybody else, too. I like the Anabaptists, Mennonites, and Quakers a lot -- well, what they used to be more than what they are now.

Thank you for your kind post, and generous offer to help. I'll be glad to accept help from anyone, so I appreciate it. I have a severe low back condition that keeps me from driving long distances. Probably 30 minutes one way is about all I could take, but I'd rather have something much closer...

This is an excellent thread. So far, I have found no need to reply to the details. I'm just enjoying reading it.

I've not attended church regularly since Covid. The church I was going to then had its pastor retire and move; I was close with him -- a great guy. I visited a church recently but didn't return there. I really have nobody presently.

If someone really believes in eternal torment, do you spend every free moment trying to get as many saved as possible? If not, why not? One person in this thread said that hell makes her sad. Hell makes me sad, too, but what makes me the saddest is the idea that a loving, just, and merciful...

If I am having a problem with my faith -- struggling with my faith -- am I allowed to post here? I don't want to violate any forum rules.