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Trying to do some research on denominations, but I’m a bit lost.

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elysse77

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Hello everyone,

I’m looking to get back into a church since I haven’t been since moving to a new place. I’ve taken a bunch of the “denomination quizzes”, but since they’re all made by different people with different viewpoints, the results vary wildly from Mennonite to Baptist to Lutheran to one that said Mormon. My previous church considered themselves non-denominational, but I believe they were mostly Baptist but without the label. Is there a reliable way to compare beliefs and find what place I may fit best at?

I know there are a lot of differences in theology, but here are my beliefs on a couple of the main doctrines:

I don’t believe in “once saved, always saved.”

I don’t believe that an infant is born with sin.

I don’t believe in predestination.

I believe that Jesus died for us all, but you must repent, believe, and generally try to do the right thing to go to heaven.

I believe in Baptism, but not that you’ll go to hell without it.

I don’t believe that a person who has never heard of Jesus will go to hell, but I do believe that a person who has and willfully sins and doesn’t repent will.

I believe that anyone, no matter what they’ve done, can be saved if they truly repent and change their ways.

I don’t believe that only one particular denomination will go to heaven.

I’m not a KJV-only person, but do prefer translations to be true to the original texts while making it more understandable to people.

I don’t believe in modern day prophets or speaking in tongues.

If anything else can help, please let me know, thank you.
 
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37818

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elysse77 said:
I don’t believe that a person who has never heard of Jesus will go to hell, . . .
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Find a church which says it is "non-denominational." That sounds like your best choice.

But my thoughts as to your statement, the part I cited, if that part of the statement is true, no one needs that Jesus ever. And John 3:18 could not be true.
 
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Gorship

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Define predestination for me and what you mean by an infant is born without sin. (as in guilt or sin nature).

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MartyF

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free-will Baptist?

Most Baptists believe in some form of original sin and OSAS. Even a non-classical theist like me believes in a form of these. Now there are a lot of varieties original sin and OSAS, but believing in neither might push you closer to the Mennonite groups in my opinion.

Unitarian is also a possibility since you seem to consider most everyone is going to avoid Hell.
 
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FreeBaptist

Member
MartyF said:
free-will Baptist?

Most Baptists believe in some form of original sin and OSAS. Even a non-classical theist like me believes in a form of these. Now there are a lot of varieties original sin and OSAS, but believing in neither might push you closer to the Mennonite groups in my opinion.

Unitarian is also a possibility since you seem to consider most everyone is going to avoid Hell.
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I would agree with you on freewill Baptist or Mennonite.

I don't see how what he said implies that most everyone is going to avoid hell. It is close to what John Wesley and many others believed/believe.
 
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