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I believe the Catholics and Protestants of the Magisterial time were Sardisean church age Christians. Sardis is a gem, therefore they were normally elegant in dress and rigid in doctrine. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in...

The Magisterial Reformation "denotes the Lutheran, Calvinist [Reformed], and Anglican churches" and how these denominations "related to secular authorities, such as princes, magistrates, or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy". "The magistrate had a right to authority within the church, just as...

Again… How Martin Luther would have handled his adversaries… "That seditious articles of doctrine should be punished by the sword needed no further proof. For the rest, the Anabaptists hold tenets relating to infant baptism, original sin, and inspiration, which have no connection with the Word...

How Martin Luther would have handled his adversaries…. "That seditious articles of doctrine should be punished by the sword needed no further proof. For the rest, the Anabaptists hold tenets relating to infant baptism, original sin, and inspiration, which have no connection with the Word of...

If I could describe a good Methodist in a single verse of scripture… I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 It...

Throw in Virginia as well. We have a large Methodist church in our area that met in a store building that folded up. Most of the time the congregation can't handle the liberal theology and end up leaving. As the UMC owns the building they end up leaving their beautiful building for something...

John Wesley didn't desire for Methodism to be a denomination but a group of people who loved the Lord within a denomination. So a true Methodist may attend an Orthodox, Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Presbyterian, or some other denomination and still be a Methodist... London...

People I noticed born-again in this way.... 1. Would work a public job 2. Would also have a small farm 3. Very much "Walton like" 4. Would have family members live with them outside their immediate family. 5. Would encourage and attend revival 6. Not much education beyond the high school...

On asking a Robert Vejnar, Archivist, Emory & Henry College and Holston Conference for history, on the old Cripple Creek meetings, I was pleasured to recieve a document dated September 1823 giving the rules to govern the camp meeting. Rules to govern the Cripple Creek Camp meeting beginning on...

Camp Meeting in Virginia around the old, Methodist Episcopal Church South mourners bench! Dear to me is this chapter of the book because I experienced so much of the wonderful things the author talks about in this work! The Life of George Clark Rankin and beginning on page 239... I passed my...

The Methodist Episcopal Church - South was one of the most spiritual organizations of its time. Its span was from 1844 to 1939, about a hundred year span. During its time spam this organization spawned many universities and was a very spiritual church. I am a great fan of JRR Tolkien, and this...

After we went home I tossed on the bed before going to sleep and wondered why God did not do for me what he had done for mother and what he was doing in that meeting for those young people at the altar. I could not understand it. But I resolved to keep on trying, and so dropped off to sleep. The...

After the team had been fed and we had been to supper we put the mules to the wagon, filled it with chairs and we were off to the meeting. When we reached the locality it was about dark and the people were assembling. Their horses and wagons filled up the cleared spaces and the singing was...

I am glad I received my salvation in the old southern way. What is the old southern way? Well.. Nobody tells it better than George Clark Rankin… George Clark Rankin. The Story of My Life Or More Than a Half Century As I Have Lived It and Seen It Lived Written by Myself at My Own Suggestion and...

And John Bunyan begins his Heavenly Footman work with this.... AN EPISTLE TO ALL THE SLOTHFUL AND CARELESS PEOPLE... Friends, Solomon saith, that The desire of the slothful killeth him; and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? (Prov 21:25). The proverb is, He...

I have read too much history for that to happen.

John Bunyan's Methods of a full salvation... In which the witness of the Spirit is picked up at the Porter's House. And how I would teach the doctrine.... 1. Salvation - As the Christian leaves the City of Destruction and makes his way to the Celestial City. 2. Sanctification - At the...

I am not into anyones personal theory and dislike William Branham. . It does have something to do with the church age... These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; - Revelation 2:1 The mystery of the seven...

Rockytopva... Held in the right hand of Christ! These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; - Revelation 2:1

Rode the Parkway down to the Smoky Mountains a few years back…