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The American Revolution was also a "Conservative" (Wanting to conserve the Magna Carta , and wanting to adhere to the law) "Revolution". It wasn't seeking to create anything new originally. At the beginning they just wanted the English crown to simply deal with the colonies as the law stated...

It depends on what you are fighting for. A Christian needs a just casus-belli. There are clear times where a Christian cannot simply do nothing and must use violent force. That is why there are centuries worth of doctrine that has been poured over by millions of Christians called "Protestant...

Yes, my father was a young boy and was (and is) a nut about astronomy. He watched everything he could about it.

I don't know if there is a BF&M 2020 or not, just making a hypothetical that some SBC Churches will adhere to different years of BF&M. I've seen one Church adhere to 1925 for some reason or other while other ones adhere to the 2000. Churches will use different BF&M just like they use...

Similar to Ray and Stanley here I live at the head of the holler, look out my winder, and watch the branch a-flowing and whindling down to the Perry place which sets right yonder at the mouth of said holler. And if'n I climb to the bench of the ridge above my homeplace and look northwards I...

Sounds like you've seen a mixture of Christian and Non-Christian weddings then. No guarantees, but vowing before God and other people and your spouse makes it a Covenant. Which does indeed help a Godly and Biblical marriage. Yes, a Godly man and a Godly woman can get married that way and God...

I've not seen Statements of Faith generally contain information such as: -Is the 4th Commandment still applicable today? -What is the Church's teaching on infants that die? Do they go to Heaven? -What is the Church position on deaconesses -Is Election based on God's selection alone, or a...

I find that a Church adhering to a Confession acts as an in-depth Statement of faith and lets me quickly know if they're within the general realm of orthodoxy. If I see a Presbyterian Church that agrees with the Westminster confession for example then I know that it's within the realm of...

Sure, if you want a civil marriage and you don't think that God deserves honor, and if you believe that marriage is a non-weighty, trivial thing then it certainly can be nothing more than a signed license. You can also be a Christian bound for Heaven and the New Earth and yet never be baptized...

I suppose she could've tried to make a case saying that as potential Regent of a country she can't be given to obeying her husband on certain matters. That'd be a hard case to make IMO, but perhaps that's where she was coming from? Either than, or she was just a plain Feminist.

No, I don't think the Bible, nor doctrine pulled from the Bible changes due to differences in culture. I agree with 90-95% of the 1689 London Baptist Confession and think it is an excellent Confession to base Church doctrine on.

As a Church that day is treated no different than any other Lord's Day, so at the Church level we don't. No special preaching on a special topic, no special meal, no special timing changes, etc, just a normal Sunday. Church members are free to go home and have their separate celebration, which...

I know a Pastor who will refuse to marry a couple unless the wife includes "obey" in the vows. I'd be interested to know how old your source is for marriage vows. Marriage vows for centuries have included "obey". It's only in the last century, with an increase in Feminism where that has been...

The wife and I agree with Classical Christian Education in general. We think all teachers should be Christians. Catholics should only be accepted on a case-by-case basis if at all. No other religions should be taught, as they're all lies, and teaching children lies is a horrible idea. The...

Is the Black Community of Jackson, Miss wanting to defund the police? If so I'm all for anybody of any color that doesn't want to defund the police creating their own separate police force.

This applies to modern Christian music too. I also have the same problem with constant repetition, in prayer or in songs.

My understanding was that you were the temporary Pastor. I.E if the 3 women passed a resolution stating that the Church believed X while Pastor Salty believed Y you would've had women exercise spiritual authority over you as temporary Pastor.

Correct. I would just add that in my specific Church's case the members of my Church are "fenced" as the Elders are involved in their lives. Members must be in good standing. Members in unrepentant sin cannot partake in the Lord's Supper and the Elders have and do enforce that. On the other...

It means that the Pastors/Elders make it plain to any unbelievers visiting the congregation that unbelievers who eat and drink at the Lord's Supper will suffer severe consequences and be guilty of the Lord's death. In addition members must be in good standing, and those in unrepentant sin are...

A woman cannot hold spiritual authority over a man. Lock, stock and barrel. In that case voting shouldn't even happen. Any vote at all would be a woman assuming spiritual authority over a man.