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He doesn't go as far as the apostle Paul in calling out sin and names before the whole Church. I would say the majority of Churches today will not even point out the sin that could take place in the list you've posted.

Our pastor preaches the Word and if he steps on your toes, oh well, it wasn't intentional. The problem is very few can find their toes stepped on.

Where did I say it was evil? It's separation from the ways of the world, long hair, those cute facial hair designs, etc. It wasn't just Israel that God called out to be a peculiar people. We believers are different in the way we dress, the way we talk, the things we do. If that is not...

No one tells any more jokes that our pastor. But he is very serious and so is the congregation on separation from the world in all forms. Not isolation, but a definite separation. The Church must have a noticeable difference from the world.

Hey @JonC When we say we're IFB we mean it. No deacons or assistants in taking up offerings in Church with a go-tee or any style of partial facial hair.

Yes, they can be used properly, but most often not. That rock beat finds its way into worship, and we ain't gonna tolerate that!

Musical instruments are like a firearm, harmless on their own until man take it in hand.

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Our pastor will not allow the rock beat to enter into our worship service, period. It doesn't happen overnight, it creeps in and he so to speak, nips it in the bud. If you like the different instruments then go for it, we will not allow that to become a problem in our Church.

What I'm saying that musicians express themselves through the instrument. If no instrument is there the expression is not there that represents the world.

Not if they're played by the bars in the hymnal book. Guitars and drums create a rock atmosphere in any case.

I can understand what you're saying by some instruments. Some whether intentional or not introduce a rock beat to the music. Our Church only uses a piano and organ, the rock producing instruments are not allowed.

We won't agree on this, Ken, I'm not a Calvinist, but I do believe you are half right, if there is such a thing. Paul made it clear in Rom. 10:17 that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. The faith to believe is in the hearing of the Word of God. It's from no other source but...

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I can understand why a Calvinist believes salvation cannot be lost, from the beginning they believe God makes the choice. What I can't understand is the one who believes in free will to choose to believe the Gospel but yet once they believe they no longer have that free will to depart from the...

It's truly sad that he's so confused on the Atonement. You would think it nearly impossible for this to happen but the false teachings he has received knows no bounds.

If it is true the Ayatollah is a dead man walking. That would be all that Trump needs to put an end to the worlds problems with Iran.

When we have the Lord's Supper quarterly (I think it should be more often) the Pastor reminds us it's time to checkup on the object of our faith. I believe this is what Paul was referring to when he said, "examine yourselves whether you be in the faith...."

They know what it means but don't want to admit it. That's ok with me, let them believe as they please. But they had better do some soul searching at Commuion to be sure their faith is in the Blood of Lamb. I"m afraid there will be some that will find themselves in the category Paul spoke...

There are several of these warnings in Scripture, another that comes to mind is Col. 1:21-23. There are many more if I were to track them down. "And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death...