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Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified. Matt 27:22 What shall "you" do then with Jesus which is called Christ? Obviously we don't cry out, "Let him be crucified" but then again, maybe we do so on a...

So, it's acceptable to you then that my church has closed communion spelled out in its by-laws? What your church does is of no consequence to me what-so-ever. What I do find a bit striking is the attitude of (some/a few) on here where one would otherwise expect a more agreeable exchange...

Rap music as is done on the streets, with vulgar language and gestures, has no place in church. Period. Point being, whatever culture we speak of, it has to be brought into purity to be used in the church. Of course. We can't have street lyrics in church. That's a given.

nodak, I don't think you would be all that comfortable wearing the style of clothes to church that your grandfather was accustomed to in his youth. So it is with music. Music in church should be of such caliber that it bringing glory to the Lord. End of subject. A youth of today can see...

Will your church tell non-members that they can't be in a teaching position? Can non-members utilize your facilities in the same fashion that members can? Do you expect non-members to tithe at your church? Are any of these situations "not fair"? If the church has sound by-laws the...

In my humble opinion..., a closed communion is simply not fair. A little self-righteousness here? A "closed" communion is perhaps the only way of telling another that in "my" opinion, they aren't worthy? Who has that right? If one is not worthy of participating that will be dealt with later...

Why not? If it's "legal" there's no harm? The only problem I would see is if something is legally right but morally wrong.

If they "refuse" to show a detailed financial report one can easily conclude there's something to hide. Time to find another church.

stilllearning, I frequent a worldly Forum Board and at every opportunity I don't hesitate to speak for my Lord. Below are three responses which is normal for what I pass along. no no no no. all baptists are extremists. they all hate america and wish death on our troops. I've seen them and...

Some would gripe if they were being hung with a "new" rope. I've always enjoyed reading those tracts.

My father came to know the Lord while recovering from a "broken back". At the time he wasn't able to be baptized. Within six months the preacher had vacated the church and in the process emptied out all the money in the account. They never prosecuted as it wasn't all that much but my...

UPDATE. The attending physicians can't seem to understand but this lady has done a turn around and started improving over the past four days. How about that? She has been in a coma and on life support for the past few weeks. Do to her "unexpected" improvements the Doc's have decided to...

J.D., what I gleaned from the above is this; "The important thing was not how God communicated, but that He spoke. If God always spoke to us through dreams, we would remain in our beds awaiting a divine revelation! The means God uses to communicate with us is irrelevant; the fact that He is...

True, but let's not cut off our nose to spite our face. While we are to depend on God we must also realize that God can and does use methods and programs in the realm of that dependence. As the title infers, "Don't LIMIT yourself to a method".

God Speaks in Many Times and Ways Daily Devotional for Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son. Hebrews 1:1 Our generation is preoccupied with methods. When...

When did I insult you? When have I ignored what you said? I was asking myself the same question.

I guess it's just easier to insult me than to address what I said. Obviously that's the same impression I get from you. Again, and obviously, if you pastor a church of 350 people/families you can't be bothered by someone if you're in engaged in counselling another. Even I can understand...

I'm a pastor and there are many times I appreciate it when people make an appointment or call ahead. There are times when I'm available to drop what I'm doing and talk and there are times when I'm not. Anybody who knows me knows that I love to talk, whether it's just shooting the breeze making...

Is it bad to make an appointment to speak with somebody? You are contrary aren't you? No, nothing wrong with it at all but a Pastor would probably respond with something like, "Yes indeed". A Revered Reverend Doctor on the other hand might request you make an appointment with his Secretary...

Yes indeed. "Hey, Brother Jeff, explain this Scripture to me..., rather than, uh, Reverend Doctor Jeff Oldunionbrother, Sir, may I schedule an appointment so you can explain this Scripture to me?" Yeah, I know..., above and beyond. Forgive me.