What determines where you worship?

[Hermeneut7]

Just walk in the filling of the Holy Spirit, know what the Lord commands us to do, and have Him show you what are doctrines that AA of us need to agree on, and what are convictions/preferences!

First, I did not see you give any Scripture(s) that answered my question. Second, a suggestion for you. In another thread you typed "Dog" in a meaningless manner prompting me to ask what on earth you were talking about. You replied it meant "doctrines of grace". I find that nowhere as an abbreviation for the "doctrines of grace". When I read something needing brevity, such as a Greek-English lexicon, I find such things as: pert. = pertinent, pers. = personal, etc with the key in the front. So, what on earth do you mean by AA? When I go to the dictionary, I find AA can mean "Acts of the Apostles", "Alcoholics Anonymous", "antiaircraft" or "Associate in Arts". None of those fit your sentence where you used AA.

 

[Hermeneut7]

We believe the gospel is important in God's economy, yes, but belief in and obedience to the gospel has NOTHING TO DO WITH ONE'S ETERNAL SALVATION/REDEMPTION.

Brother PB,
I cut your message down to that one statement. It was a Primitive Baptist who I saw point out the following verse and call attention to it in a manner I'd never noticed:

“But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:” (2Ti 1:10 AV)

The gospel, the good news, brought the salvation purchased by Jesus Christ "to light". It was already salvation for the elect, who may not be able to believe it. One day I expect to see my 3 baby brothers who died in infancy without professing faith or having baptism!

The 2nd London Confession of Baptists states this as follows:

"Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit; who worketh when, and where, and how he pleases; so also are all elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word." ( John 3:3, 5, 6; John 3:8 )

That is word for word the same in the Presbyterian Westminster Confession.

Of course if someone believes the error that the new birth is brought about by our faith, instead of the Bible teaching that our faith is the first grace coming out of our new birth, they'll never understand salvation in truth. :BangHead:

PB, I commend your patience to stay on this board. I'm about to drop out, being so frustrated with people who can't write a coherent sentence. Or they ignore not only the standard grammar in English translations, they ignore any grammatical guidance on the NT Greek from various scholars as well. I believe it more profitable to read from the Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Lutherans of old who are found at this site: http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/

 

[pinoybaptist]

...... In another thread you typed "Dog" in a meaningless manner prompting me to ask what on earth you were talking about. You replied it meant "doctrines of grace". I find that nowhere as an abbreviation for the "doctrines of grace". ............

lol.:laugh:

to be fair, I don't think Yeshua was the one who first invented DoG as an acronym for Doctrine of Grace.
Somebody else did.

 

[Yeshua1]

First, I did not see you give any Scripture(s) that answered my question. Second, a suggestion for you. In another thread you typed "Dog" in a meaningless manner prompting me to ask what on earth you were talking about. You replied it meant "doctrines of grace". I find that nowhere as an abbreviation for the "doctrines of grace". When I read something needing brevity, such as a Greek-English lexicon, I find such things as: pert. = pertinent, pers. = personal, etc with the key in the front. So, what on earth do you mean by AA? When I go to the dictionary, I find AA can mean "Acts of the Apostles", "Alcoholics Anonymous", "antiaircraft" or "Associate in Arts". None of those fit your sentence where you used AA.

We are freed now by the Grace of God, living under the new Covenant, to do anything that is glorifing to our Lord, that does not hinder our walk with Him, nor gives other Christians liberty to do things against their own beliefs/convictions/preferences!

Romans 14 Asv
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. 2One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs. 3Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.

5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike . Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. 6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself. 8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9For to this end Christ died and lived again , that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

10But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

12So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling. 14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. 16Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men. 19So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another. 20Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth. 22The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth. 23But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

You are free in Christ to say that there should be no drinking, or go see movies, no instruments in church, or not to follow Great Commission, or use only a kjv, but you cannot mandate those beliefs as being binding on all Christians!