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11 hours ago, Yeshuafan said:
I am old school calvinist, as we look with suspencion on the new cals, as they seem to want to blend into rock and roll into worship, as well as spiritual gifts operating!
And, you know, Yeshuafan, I'm fine with you. Several years back I studied quite a bit on Calvin and read quite a bit from Institutes of the Christian Religion. I ended up referring to myself as a "closet Calvinist"! Perhaps some of this was a reaction to the free-wheeling carnival ride I went through in the Word of Faith movement!
I wouldn't say I was full-blown Calvinist. But, I did accept a lot of it. In the last year or so, I've reexamined things and have some scriptural difficulties. Nevertheless, my purpose is not to launch into a debate. I'm trying to show that I get the theology and I don't hate Calvinists.
But, like you, I'm suspicious of this new bunch. For starters, they hide their intentions. If they were up-front about their theological motivations, it wouldn't be a problem. But, they try to sneak it in on people and churches. Serious issues seem to hound the leadership of the movement, as well.
Thanks to all who have commented and to @wretched for praying!
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1 hour ago, Yeshuafan said:
It looks like part of the so called New Calvinism Movement!
Yes.
This actually makes a lot of sense, now that I look back on things. Our pastor has been emphasizing the sovereignty of God in salvation a lot lately. Of course, I don’t have any issues with God’s sovereignty! But now I see the tie-in to Acts 29. Also, he started with the Gospel Project awhile back. I didn’t know until yesterday from my own study that every editor on the Gospel Project is Calvinist.
I’m beginning to think the only real outcome of my meeting this week will be to discover that I need to start looking for a new church home. I don’t want to be that pessimistic, but the die seems to be cast.
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44 minutes ago, Alan said:
Also, if you look closely at the "5 Doctrinal Distinctives," they did not use the King James Version, has no real doctrinal distinctives (the Trinity, Sin, Salvation, the Second Coming, Heaven, Hell, the Scriptures, etc), and were ambiguous.
I noticed that, too. The Trinity is a really big deal to me and it bugs me that they just left it completely out.
I told my wife this evening, “You realize we may be in a position where we just have no place here anymore and have to start looking elsewhere.”
Not a fun position to be in.
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What do y’all know about the Acts 29 network, currently led by Matt Chandler?
Our pastor announced to the body last week he’d like to join them. From the research I’ve done thus far, they are very Reformed theology / neo-Calvinist minded. They’ve also had leadership issues and seem to be very controlling over member churches. But, I’m still learning about them, so my info at this point may still be somewhat incomplete.
I’m pretty concerned and have a meeting scheduled to talk to the pastor this week.
Anyway, prayers are appreciated!
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So, recently I began pondering whether Christians should claim a tax deduction for charitable giving, meaning specifically to your local church or other Christ-centered ministry. I don’t mean to suggest it’s wrong, per se. More, I wonder if “we have our reward”, so to speak via the tax deduction.
I don’t really have much of an opinion; I’m still pondering this through.
What do y’all think?
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On 8/20/2020 at 12:10 PM, Pastor Scott Markle said:
No.
Yes. However, I would contend that there is a difference between the DEFINITION of repentance itself, and the resulting FRUIT of repentance in an individual's behavior.
Prayerfully the following will help to provide understanding --
1. According to James 1:14, temptation to sin occurs when an individual is (1) "drawn away" from fellowship with the Lord "of his own lust" (of his own fleshly desires for the pleasures of sin), and (2) "enticed" to engage in "the pleasures of sin" (see Hebrews 11:25). (Note: Every believer on earth still retains his or her sinful "flesh," the principle of selfishness within; and since there is no good thing whatsoever at all in that selfish, sinful flesh, it ALWAYS desires and enjoys the pleasures of sin.)
2. According to James 4:9, repentance of sin occurs when an individual becomes broken-hearted over the offense of his or her sin against the Lord God. At that time his or her "laughter" and "joy" in attitude toward the pleasures of sin will be turned to "mourning" and "heaviness" in attitude toward the wickedness of sin. At that time his or her heart-attitude will be one of brokenness, affliction, mourning, and weeping before the Lord God, against Whom that sinful offense was committed. Such will involve a broken-hearted confession of sin and request for forgiveness and cleansing. (See 1 John 1:9, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 51:1-9, etc.)
3. According to James 4:10, repentance of sin will also involve a humbling of an individual before the Lord with a complete dependence upon Him to "lift up" unto "the high and holy place" of His blessed fellowship and grace (see Isaiah 57:15). Indeed, a Biblically repentant individual will recognize that he or she has no personal ability whatsoever at all to restore himself or herself unto the fellowship of the Lord and the path of righteousness, but will completely depend upon the Lord's gracious forgiveness (see Psalm 51:1 & 9), cleansing (see Psalm 51:2 & 7), restoration (see Psalm 51:8 & 11-12), and enablement (see Psalm 51:10-12). (Note: For this reason I would contend that Biblical repentance is NOT to be defined as a turning from the activities of unrighteousness to the activities of righteousness, BUT IS to be defined as a turning from the enjoyment/activities of unrighteousness to broken-heartedness before the One who can deliver from unrighteousness, who can restore unto righteous fellowship, and who can enable unto righteous behavior.)
4. According to James 4:7, an individual who comes to this place of humble, broken-hearted repentance will be lifted up (forgiven, cleansed, restored, enabled) by the gracious hand of the Lord to walk in righteous submission and obedience before Him. This would be the FRUIT of Biblical repentance, the fruit of changed behavior. Furthermore, as such an individual walks in fellowship with and submission to the Lord, he or she will be enabled by the Lord's grace to resist the devil's wiles, wrestlings, and weapons (fiery darts), so as to deny the lusts of the flesh and to walk in the righteousness of the Spirit. However, as long as the individual believer lives in this life, he or she will ever face every moment the inner battle between "the flesh" and "the Spirit." (See Galatians 5:17)
Again, I pray that this was helpful in answering some questions, and that it was "good to the use of edifying." If you have any further questions, I will do my best to answer.I like this answer.
This topic came up in our weekly Bible study last week.
I’m not the leader, but I felt as if some were of the mindset that the cessation of the acts of sin is the actual repentance. I made the point that it is the heart condition of actually turning to Christ, away from sin, that is the core of repentance.
I posed the idea that even an atheist can turn from sinful acts, for a variety of reasons. I offered the example that an atheist could stop cheating on his wife due to some sense that it was not respecting her, yet never have any sense that it was offensive to God.
I also pointed out that the thief on the cross who came to Jesus never had any opportunity to demonstrate that he had actually turned away from the life of sin and crime that put him on the cross. He did cease his initial railing against Jesus, but there was no opportunity to demonstrate that he had actually ceased any sinful behavior. Jesus recognized and accepted his simple turning to Him.
I then posed a rhetorical question. I asked, “If the actual ceasing from sinful acts is the actual repentance, and not the condition of the heart turning to God, how long does a person need to abstain from those acts to prove the repentance is real?”
No. I agree. The simple, but highly significant act of one responding the conviction of the Holy Spirit and turning to God, away from sin, is the repentance. The cessation of sinful acts is the result.
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That’s an interesting question. I don’t think there is one, single answer. I think different churches drop the “Baptist” moniker for different reasons.
I think for some, yes, there is a certain sense of divergence from traditional Baptist teaching and there may be a realization that the Baptist name no longer really describes their core beliefs...at least, not all of them.
For others, even if the actual theology isn’t the reason, I think there is a certain discomfort with being labeled too much. So, they may just be trying to simplify the church’s name. Others may be concerned about being stereotyped, based upon some negative connotations they fear others may have about Baptists.
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Yuk.
Green peppers.
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Socks
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What doesn’t kill you...hurts really bad.
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On 1/17/2020 at 6:05 PM, HappyChristian said:
I even like pickle sandwiches, but only with mayonnaise.
I can’t say I’d like pickles with mayonnaise, but I do like pickles, in general.
I really like the baby gherkins, if I’m going to eat a pickle by itself. On a burger, I like dills. But, I like bread and butter pickles, too.
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On 1/23/2020 at 1:49 AM, No Nicolaitans said:
Back to the topic...
These foods do not belong together...
Vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup
...so if anyone needs to get rid of them, send them to me, and I'll take care of them for you.
This man speaks the truth. In fact, I offer my assistance in helping you purge the earth of these evils!I promise that these will be eat...- er, disposed of - wherever I may find them!
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On 1/16/2020 at 2:04 PM, PastorMatt said:
Why do people put these foods together?
On 1/16/2020 at 2:04 PM, PastorMatt said:- Cheese and Honey
Cheese and honey?Has that actually been done...I mean..by real human beings?
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Welcome, Izaak!
I’m sort of new here, too. Actually, I joined a few years ago but have been absent and recently began posting again.
Anyway, take it one step at a time.
Don’t fret about the past! Maintain a tender heart of repentance.
Again, welcome!
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
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I ran into this joke somewhere on the inter-webs:
The CIA, the FBI and the KGB argue about who’s the best at catching criminals.
The Secretary General of the UN decides to test them. He releases a rabbit into the woods and each of the divisions has to catch it.
The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits don’t exist.
The FBI goes in next. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest to the ground, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. That rabbit had it coming.
The KGB goes in last. They come out a few hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear is screaming: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!"
- SureWord and John Young
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On 1/16/2020 at 2:04 PM, PastorMatt said:
Why do people put these foods together?
- Pineapple and Pizza
I agree with the pineapple and pizza thing.
That ain’t right.
It’s like the NIV of pizzas!
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QuoteOn 12/7/2019 at 10:35 AM, heartstrings said:
As a personal testimony, I myself did not repent of a list of sins, or any specific sin that I recall. I DID repent of being what I was: a low-down sinner. Repentence, in salvation, is simply turning to Jesus from sin and self.
Same here.
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On 8/13/2020 at 11:00 AM, SureWord said:
Gene Kim probably doesn't have anything to do with the titles of the videos.
It depends on who has admin access to the YouTube channel. If he has admin access it’s super easy to change the video title. It only takes a couple minutes.
The thumbnail banner would be done during the video editing process, prior to upload. I would expect he’d have some say over titles, given that they represent his sermons.
Mind you, I am not really bothered by his titles, nor am I trying to put him down. I know I referred to them as “click-baity,” but I actually kind of get a kick out of them! They make me chuckle. I guess I’m odd, that way!
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9 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:
Click-bate? Like this? lol
I'll check his videos soon. Thanks for the information.
Yeah. Like that!
Here’s one of his KJV sermons. He has more than this.
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14 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:
I don't get on Youtube much so I've never head of him. I'll look for him and see what he is all about.
He’s very much KJV-Only and IFB. He does like Ruckman a lot, as well. You can’t judge his videos by the titles, though! You kinda have to watch them to see what he’s really saying.
He does use click-baity video titles! But, I guess I’ve become so accustomed to that on the inter-webs, in general, that I half expect it.
His trademark is that he preaches in front of a whiteboard and charts things out as he teaches.
10 hours ago, John Young said:Gene Kim Teaches hyper-dispensational salvation and is into Jewish fables. Has some good stuff but tends to do click-bait teaching. He boarders on the heretical. I don't recommend him as a bible teacher. Someone like Brother James Knox or Bro. Douglas Stauffer would be much better for general teaching and online preaching.
James Knox Website: https://jameswknox.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZPl1MeGSxe2ocXZPgbsfw
Douglas Stauffer Website: https://www.bibledoug.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/docdoug4/videos
Thanks, John!
I’ll check those guys out.
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9 hours ago, John Young said:
Gene Kim Teaches hyper-dispensational salvation and is into Jewish fables. Has some good stuff but tends to do click-bait teaching. He boarders on the heretical. I don't recommend him as a bible teacher. Someone like Brother James Knox or Bro. Douglas Stauffer would be much better for general teaching and online preaching.
James Knox Website: https://jameswknox.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZPl1MeGSxe2ocXZPgbsfw
Douglas Stauffer Website: https://www.bibledoug.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/docdoug4/videos
Yeah, some of his titles can be rather click-baity!
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Yeah, I got a notification that Fidelia wanted to talk with me too. But, I didn’t notice it right away. By the time I saw it, the message was gone.
It coulda been fun scam baiting the person. I wonder how far it would have gotten before I would have been told to go to Target and get some gift cards!
Then, again, I don’t really have the time to spend toying around with a scammer…ah well…