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My wife and I attended a SBC Church for five years. Any typical business meeting turned into a war zone. Things got so bad people started dying.

From the Mars Hill Bible Church website. The word theology comes from two Greek words: “theos”, meaning “God”, and “logos”, meaning “word”. So theology is words about God. When we put to words what we believe about God, we discover that God has been writing a story of hope and redemption...

But so many want to make us slaves of religion. nodak, is your comment directed at anyone in particular or everyone in general? If you would, please expound on this a bit.

...NOT to mold them into our image! WHAMMO!!! Hits the nail right on the head!!! I came to Jesus in 1972 while living in Washington, NC. Within 30 days my company transferred me to Danville, VA. The church we settled in was an IBC and being young converts we knew nothing except what was...

Nodak, did I understand your position correctly? Bear with me a minute. I come from the old school type rural Baptists--folks that figured you went out soul winning, but also figured if God truly saved someone they would GET IN THE WORD. When folks do that, under the tutelage of the Holy...

Matt: 28:16 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The word teach means, “to make a disciple. To teach, to instruct.” Matt 28:17 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am...

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Right on...!!!:thumbsup:

Is there a reason our secular friends Don't Ask us about our Christian life? - and thus we Don't Tell them? Yes indeed, Salty. Perhaps the lost see very little outward manifestation of the Love of Jesus in our lives. They see most of us believers as being polite and courteous and...

Yes, we should take this flippantly, with levity, and lightly, afterall it's only an "follow me instruction." I mean, following Him isn't that important, right. Um, no, not quite my friend. Nothing about following Him in baptism at salvation is a burden. Any person who thought their baptism...

outward sign of an inward work alread performed by God to us... per paul, showing that we have been "crucified with/in Christ", that we have now been fully justiifed, and have new life in union with Him! JesusFan, are you implying here that water baptism should not be a burden? Good for...

Any examples come to mind? Yep. Church membership is dwindling nation wide; youth are not interested and otherwise rebellious; unwed mothers are the norm now-a-days; drugs rule supreme in our streets; the moral decay of our local, State and Federal Governments is astounding; Wall Street...

All the First Self-Righteous Baptist Churches in Everytown, America has done more to drive people away than any effort from all the Organized Christian De-bunkers in the phone book. It's a shame and with this, some will now sit in scorn and judgement of me. ...so be it.

I am sorry to hear that you had a preacher that made you feel as though you had to constantly question your salvation. Preachers always give an invitation, but it shouldn't make you feel as though you are the one convicted. Baptism does not save you, only believing in Christ and receiving...

In my humble opinion any given local church is it's own worst enemy. No need to point the finger beyond the doors. I've been attending church since 1972. You know how many times I've been preached to about my need for salvation? You see, when I sit and listen to a preacher he's speaking...

We are instructed to preach the Gospel and baptize those who believe..., Yep, the benefits according to the way "we" (the individual church) believes. The wheat and the tares grow together and will be sorted at the appointed time.

Lottie Moon. Wow...!!! It's been years... Mary? The mother of Jesus? Just the past few weeks.

How does one "really" make sure that someone was converted? As the Lord instructed us to "Follow Him" it would appear the only way to discern one's sincerity is over time. Where is any church instructed to "make sure" first? Seems like we add an awful lot of additional requirements.

The boy is an educated idiot and atheist to the core.

Clearly, there are some "things" in life we should especially stay away from but are we not cutting the Lord off with our shopping list of can and can't do's? My doctor suggested I drink a glass of Red Wine every day. I told him that just the smell of wine gives me heart burn so bad I...

How much money does it cost to advance up to the 33rd degree?