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Believe it or not there were churches before the Baptist church came along... Hard to believe I know... But there really were!

I do believe that the Laodicean church age was birthed right here in America, beginning with DL Moody, the first to bring in excessive cash from his ministry. The word of God to we Americans would be then... 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the...

The church in Saudi Arabia... Well then.... What is the doctrine? Messianic? Then this is an Ephesean congregation Coptic? Then this is a Smyrnaen church congregation Orthodox? Then this is a Pergamean church congregation Catholic? Then this is a Thyatirean church congregation Protestant? Then...

Maybe there are places in Yankeeland where all the churches are the same... 1. Cut and dry 2. Cold 3. Unfriendly 4. Un-loving And as the bible says, Clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; - Jude...

It was the Baptist who taught me to pray not only in Jesus name, but in Jesus Precious Name. In which I continue to this good day.

All I can do is make a case for it. I was brought up Baptist and then Spirit-Filled in a Pentecostal Holiness revival. Both movements taught an imminent rapture of the church. At 17 years old I actually thought that we would be in revival until we were caught up in the air to be with Jesus. It...

Historians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. This church came alive in Sardisean age times. There were churches totally different in character before this church was established.

Ephesus - Messianic - Still active Smyrna - Martyr - As you have said, still active, and persecuted. Pergamos - Orthodoxy formed in this time... Still active Thyatira - Catholicism formed in this time - Stil active - Thankfully not as controlling and dominating as in times past Sardis -...

This is a lukewarm age. I doubt if most Christians know who John Calvin was, much less what he taught. In Sardisean times doctrine carried a lot more weight. I work at a large factory and most of the Christians I know are lukewarm as far as doctrine is concerned. Most churches do not have...

In reference to the seven churches I find in my lifetime the influence of four.... 1. Thyatira - My dads side of the family is Catholic 2. Sardis - I was brought up Baptist 3. Philadelphia - I found a wonderful touch in the Spirit in these type revivals 4. Laodicea - I have Word of Faith /...

I believe in the seven churches as congregations that came about in ages... Ephesus - Messianic - Beginning with the Apostle to the Circumcision, Peter Smyrna - Martyr - Beginning with the Apostle to the Un-Circumcision, Paul (according to foxes there were ten Roman persecutions) Pergamos -...

It wouldn't surprise me to hear the Anti-Christ praying to the Father "in his Holy Name."

I have heard people also pray, "Lord... In thy Holy Name" or "God, in thy Holy Name". or "We keep things in our thoughts and prayers" .... Well... That's not right either! You go to the Father in the name of Jesus. Some may use Yeshua, and that is all right too, as long as you are referring to...

Christ Jesus said.... Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. - John 14:6 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. - Matthew 18:20 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I...

I was brought up Baptist in which we kids were instructed to pray the Father and end those prayers, "In Jesus precious name, Amen!" I use to follow NASCAR and would listen into the prayer. The pastor praying would pray, "The Father... In thy Holy Name." If that is not bad enough other people...

The rarest character I ever met in my life I met at that campmeeting in the person of Rev. Robert Sheffy, known as "Bob" Sheffy. He was recognized all over Southwest Virginia as the most eccentric preacher of that country. He was a local preacher; crude, illiterate, queer and the oddest specimen...

Francis Asbury started the Cripple Creek Camp Meeting in Wythe County VA back in the 1700's and GC Rankin was kind enough to write about it... I passed my examinations and that year I was sent to the Wytheville Station and Circuit. That was adjoining my former charge. We reached the old...

I do not think it was Wesley's intention for Methodism to be a denomination anyway, as so said in a letter to Francis Asbury. .. LONDON September 20, 1788 My dear Brother: There is, indeed, a wide difference between the relation wherein you stand to the Americans and the relation...

"My son, do you not love God?" "I cannot remember when I did not love him." "Do you believe on his Son, Jesus Christ?" "I have always believed on Christ. My mother taught me that from my earliest recollection." "Do you accept him as your Savior?" "I certainly do, and have always done so."...

GC Rankin describing the beauties of John Wesley Methodism down in old North Georgia... ...Quote... 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...