On the discussions here, especially this section of the Baptist board, people seem to argue theories and old dead men. I have repeatedly asked where, in the Bible, some of these Ideas are found. I have been asking this for over a decade. There is never an answer, except perhaps to flood the thread with passages where those ideas are not found (e.g., "Where does the Bible say that there were three wise men?" Reply - "John 3:16, Ezekiel 2:8, Genesis 4:10, Matthew 11:9; Revelation 3:1; 1 Corinthians 5:18, the Bible from cover to cover, John Owen, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Myers, John MacArthur, John Murray, most Reformed Baptists.....etc".
The top sender of missionaries per population is South Korea. I can see that. The US and UK are not even in the top five.
I heard recently an interesting tidbit. A missionary said that they focus on sending missionaries to the US and UK because Christianity is pretty much dead, even among professing Christians. In the US znd UK "Christianity is tradition and traditions. It is being "Christian" because that is what your family is. It is being "Christian" based on the teachings of a denomination, or theories, or theologies. It is "Christian" philosophy. I can see that.
At one time somebody would tell your their position and then provide passages that stated what they believed. The discussion woukd then go to different interpretations of those passages. Somebody might say "a divorced man can't be a deacon" and provide 1 Timothy 3. Another might disagree and say he views that as a prohibition of polygamy. Then you'd get a verse about divorce and a discussion.
But it is not like that today. Today somebody makes a claim and when asked to provide the passage they give you John Murray, or Kennith Copeland, or Taylor Swiftt....anything but a biblical reference.
Why the aversion to the actual Bible (to God's Word)?
The top sender of missionaries per population is South Korea. I can see that. The US and UK are not even in the top five.
I heard recently an interesting tidbit. A missionary said that they focus on sending missionaries to the US and UK because Christianity is pretty much dead, even among professing Christians. In the US znd UK "Christianity is tradition and traditions. It is being "Christian" because that is what your family is. It is being "Christian" based on the teachings of a denomination, or theories, or theologies. It is "Christian" philosophy. I can see that.
At one time somebody would tell your their position and then provide passages that stated what they believed. The discussion woukd then go to different interpretations of those passages. Somebody might say "a divorced man can't be a deacon" and provide 1 Timothy 3. Another might disagree and say he views that as a prohibition of polygamy. Then you'd get a verse about divorce and a discussion.
But it is not like that today. Today somebody makes a claim and when asked to provide the passage they give you John Murray, or Kennith Copeland, or Taylor Swiftt....anything but a biblical reference.
Why the aversion to the actual Bible (to God's Word)?