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You mean you don't have someone saying "Turn in your hymnals to #347" or whatever?

It all depends upon whether they sing all 97 stanzas of the invitation song and in such a case, it is better for the entire congregation to sing so the song leader does not wear out his voice!;)

Why are you here?

And if a frog had wings, he wouldn't be bumping his bum on the ground every time he landed!:Laugh We can read between the lines and imagine all sorts of scenarios now can't we? While I largely agree with Federalism, we need to remember that it is still a "theory" based on what good men...

Good question and I recall hearing the old joke - "Where would man be without a woman? In the garden!" But note that when God pronounced his judgment, blame was laid to Adam and the serpent. God did not address her actions directly - only told her of the consequences. The LORD said "Because...

I don't believe I have every heard the "Lord's Prayer" recited in a Baptist Church. Seems that such would be part of a more "liturgical high-church" style of service. Perhaps there are some among the Reformed Baptists who may do so? Perhaps the Presbys may as well?

You ought to pray for the one whom God has that will "complete" you and should he decide not to bring such a person into your life, are you willing to find your completeness in Christ and be content in the state in which the Lord has called you? Another thing that every single person ought to...

Doesn 't fit the narrative at all but if you are dead-set on Jesus being a teetotaler then I guess you would have to be right!:Laugh

Yes

Why are you saved? Because you made a "decision" or because God has raised you from death to eternal life?

"Deciding" to follow Jesus is the response of a regenerate man. One does not "decide" to follow Jesus from their spiritually dead, unregenerate state but making such a decision is indicative of one who has, in fact, passed "from death to life." It is one of my favorite songs to use during a...

Where so-called "Biblicists" get in to trouble is when they feel as if they can quote a few Bible verses and end a debate that has raged on for the last 2000 years or so. Both Calvinism and Arminianism are historical positions along with the various shades of Augustinianism of which they...

Not offended at all! Sometimes we are misunderstood and have to clarify what we were trying to say in the first place. I am often interrupted mid-thought and do not always get back to what I originally intended to state. I am taking our church through Genesis right now in our mid-week Bible...

It is a blantant, overtly Marxist movement. One of the major tactics of the Marxist insurgents is to "Exploit the Underclass" meaning that they are always looking for someone to be the "victims" of which they then claim to champion and "liberate." This used to be Black America but many in the...

Which part? I owe a great deal of gratitude to my IFB days as they were the ones who taught me to have a high view of the scriptures and a desire to study them out for myself. There is much of which I disagree with these days but they are my brothers in the Lord for the most part. I could never...

That is absolutely NOT the conclusion of which I implied (meant to imply) or intended! What I intended to say is that Satan is portrayed in the imagery of a "snake" but not all snakes are Satan. As a matter of fact, no snake I encounter today should be regarded as being "Satan" (unless it starts...

It seems like it is often the premillennial, pre-trib, dispensational crowd who places a high priority on an in-depth study of the scriptures and it is such study that often leads one away from the premillennial, pre-trib dispensational position. Ponder that one for a while! For this reason...

Isaiah 14 does say "because thou hast said in thine heart..." so we have this. God is omniscient so he was aware before anything was said or done. He did conceive it in his heart before he acted on it. Lucifer had already fallen prior to his act of sedition getting his angels to join in on the...

"Bible" Churches can mean just about anything these days. While stationed in Guam, I spent some time at Pacific Independent Bible Church which was, for the most part, Independent Baptist. I also visited Guam Bible Church with a friend and this church was Charismatic/Pentecostal. There is the...

Calvary Chapel is not a denomination I would affiliate myself with personally and yes, there are some wackydoo Calvary Chapel preachers out there what we need to look out for and stay away from. I stated that if I had to choose between a Calvary Chapel and a liberal Baptist Church, I would...