Which Church would you join Church A or Church B

[dcorbett]

I'm including my comments on each item below. Hopefully it will

1. Independent Baptist: Textus Receptus/KJV Only

I am KJVP and am perfectly happy in a KJVO church.

2. Church congregation is cordial, reserved, standoffish. You struggle to make connections in this church body.

I'm cordial, reserved, and standoffish myself. Given time relationships will be formed.

3. The music is very traditional only singing out of a hymnal.

I dislike contemporary services. I enjoy singing straight out the hymnal.

4. The pastor has legalistic tendencies (i.e. thinks women should wear skirts, equates drinking alcohol with adultery, considers Liberty University and Bob Jones University liberal colleges).

Unless the pastor thinks these things are part of salvation, then it isn't legalistic. Based on #5 I don't think he is legalistic.

5. Here's the kicker....The pastor is the best preacher/teacher you've ever heard. The pastor is also a very deep studier and thinker of the Bible you always learn something new about the scriptures under his teaching/preaching ministry.

Sounds like my pastor .

6. You've also developed a love for the pastor's family and the assistant pastor and his wife.

Sounds good!

Sounds like my church, except we are not standoffish, we are very warm and friendly. We are KJVO, and it fit me well because I have never had a different Bible version in 58 years of life, and my Southern Baptist Daddy was KJVO for as long as I can remember! Anyway, my IFB preaches CHRIST and also preaches against the bondage of sin in excess of alcohol, the wrong television, music, or movies, and anything else which is worldly and takes you away from Christ!!! We have traditional hymns, a choir, and we have LOVE and FELLOWSHIP. I visited my son's "liberal" church and after hearing a watered-down sermon, I was sad, because I realized his Pastor knows less Bible than I do.

James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.


Just good ole Bible, truth that stings.

:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Salty]

Sounds like my church, except we are not standoffish, we are very warm and friendly.

To you, a member - but what about visitors?
When I worked at a radio station I visited several churches incognito - one who said they were friendly - but were not so! The most friendliest churches were liberal ones:tear:

We are KJVO, and it fit me well because I have never had a different Bible version in 58 years of life, and my Southern Baptist Daddy was KJVO for as long as I can remember!

Interesting WHY you are KJO - and your Dad - could be there basically were no other versions - so he may not have been KJO, but KJBH - King James by habit

Anyway, my IFB preaches CHRIST and also preaches against the bondage of sin in excess of alcohol, ...

So you are saying that your pastor does not disapprove of a little wine? :smilewinkgrin:[/QUOTE]

 

[DeaconPhil]

I think I have caused the Pastor B to look harder at his TR/KJV belief system. We've excahnged debates through Facebook PM's and Tuesday night we spent an hour on the phone debating. I wish I was stronger at my facts so I could convince him away from his TR/KJV position, but no such luck. I am flatered though that he is still trying to reach out to me. He told me whatever I decide I am welcome to visit him at his office anytime.

I went to Church A last night for Wednesday Bible Study and Pastor A gave the best sermon I've heard him give, so maybe Salty you are right him trying to be comfortable and connecting with the church till he can preach meatier subjects. Again, the people were very nice to me and waving and saying hi to me even as I was trying to head out quickly. I get the idea that Church A is a very tight congregation, like one big family.

 

[Dr. Bob]

Pastor of B is part of the kjvonly sect and yet you call him a "deep thinker"?? What a sad farce.

"A" without a second thought.

 

[DeaconPhil]

Pastor of B is part of the kjvonly sect and yet you call him a "deep thinker"?? What a sad farce.

"A" without a second thought.

Trust me Pastor B is a "deep thinker". I know it sounds like an anamoly, but it's true. He's researching the TR/KJV position harder now, because he told me he was going to do a series on it in church. I'm just praying that through his research God would open his eyes to the errors in the TR/KJV only camp.

 

[Ternera]

If there are absolutely no other choices, I will pick church B, and this is why:

Church B:
1. Independent Baptist: Textus Receptus/KJV Only

I have no problem with it, as I prefer KJV.

2. Church congregation is cordial, reserved, standoffish. You struggle to make connections in this church body.

The ice will melt with the time.

3. The music is very traditional only singing out of a hymnal.

I like it better than contemporary music.

4. The pastor has legalistic tendencies (i.e. thinks women should wear skirts, equates drinking alcohol with adultery, considers Liberty University and Bob Jones University liberal colleges).

As someone mentioned, as long as he does not tink that wearing skirts and abstaining from alcohol leads to salvation. However, I must wear pants at work, so it may be an issue.

5. Here's the kicker....The pastor is the best preacher/teacher you've ever heard. The pastor is also a very deep studier and thinker of the Bible you always learn something new about the scriptures under his teaching/preaching ministry.

This is extremely important for me.

6. You've also developed a love for the pastor's family and the assistant pastor and his wife.

See 5.

 

[DeaconPhil]

Thanks Ternera! I appreciate your opinion!

I wanted to add that I am not "against" the KJV translation. It is the translation I grew up with and memorized scripture in. I think Pastor B takes his position further than just prefering the KJV. They have in their constitution in the first paragraph their position on the TR and KJV as if it's a doctrinal postion which is the main reason why I have the hesitation that I do. Because if it were just that he "prefered" the KJV, I would probably be going to Church B now. This has been very frustrating.