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1 | A New Reformation? | Revelation | DarcyA | 96116 | ||
I'm not asking anyone to believe anything that I do. (BTW we aren't talking about salvation. When I was saved. I had only me, God's Word, and the Holy Spirit. No creeds no anything except one commentary on Mark. I spent 8 houirs a day studing. I didn't have to base any belief on what someone else thought. One main problems with Creeds people believe but they don't know why they believe it. I know what I believe and why I believe it. (Not saying all are correct) My point is if you know Christ as your lord and savior isn't he a member of the Church? Of course he is. But not welcomed at a church if any belief is different than what the creed says. In turn THAT church has hindered that person from worship and praiseing God. Jesus was against people who knew the Law or thought they did He was agaist them strong. Aren't we now in the same boat? Jeusus said to believe in One thing To believe in Him. (John 3:16) But We as the church decided No Jesus thats not good enough we want to add this and that...Just as the Scribes and Pharsees did. I have the attitude Do you want to study the Bible. You do? Good lets do it. Not before we start do you believe in the gifts? Do you believe you should blink this many times. Do you believe you can raise your hands in church or not?Creeds have always been the number one reason for splits. It has always been the #1 reason why the Gospel is not getting out. It is the #1 reason people don't see Christ's love in us. If something is reasonable or not its not biblical. Have Faith in Christ then everything will fall into place. In Christ, Darcy |
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2 | A New Reformation? | Revelation | John Reformed | 96121 | ||
Friend Darcy, If you were to study church history you would find that the creeds developed by the church fathers were an attempt to protect the flock from ravenous wolves, who sought to spread heresy among God's people. It seems that you have had a bad experience in which the creed of a particlar church caused grief to you and your wife. You neglected to say if that church backed-up this creed with scripture. Did they? If they did not offer an arguement from scripture that convinced your conscience that it was God's truth, then you were right to seek fellowship elsewhere. But, just because some men mis-use God's Word by twisting it into a false creed does not justify your attitude twords creeds in general. John |
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3 | A New Reformation? | Revelation | DarcyA | 96125 | ||
Nah, its not due to the Church. Its what I see every where I turn. Some guy on this end is saying Ohhh this guy comes from Satan because He believes Abraham had I dunno example 10 wives or This guy was wrong and not of God because he believes in the rapture or healings. People are so based on there creeds more than the Bible. But John wrote test the spirits see if they are of God. Now we don't test we assume because of whats in the creed. I'm not saying a Baptist should fellowship (Can't think of a better word right now) with a pentecostal or vis versa. But neither should groups put each other down. As long as the Beilieve in Jesus Christ, being the only way to salvation ect. That is all that counts. Now we gotten to the point if your a guy and have long hair or he doesn't look right he's not saved. Why is this? Its because of the creed. I am in Christ I have no doubts on that. He saved a wretch like me. Why does anything else really matter on who I worship with. OR I have to go by a creed I go by the Holy Spirit always have since I been saved. He has never failed me and I know for sure that He won't fail me. He will put His arms around me when I feel down. He will teach me. He will answer my questions if the answers are in the bible. Sometimes it takes a lot of Studing, screaming whining like a baby. But I do get my answer. I don't put Him in a box saying this is how He must act. He acts in love that I can't even put it into words I can't put that into a Creed. There is not any right words to put how much God loves us. He is love! As for that Church yes they backed it up with verses but none of those veres really fit. But I have no hard feelings towards that church. I knew it was a matter of time because I feel called to preach the Gospel in Israel. And there are some things that happened to me before the cross that crepts up with there doctrine. And I wanted to go to a school they wern't to fond of. I am still going to that school in the spring. And I feel a strong urge to Preach the Gospel in Israel. But I hold no bitter feelings toward that church. They just believed on certain subjects I disagreed with. I still talk bible with a couple of people from there. (Although that is getting sticky) Because I don't want to split that church. Nor do I want to lie on what happened. So I dread the day that I am asked what happened. But over all I hear horror stories about creeds all the time. Its time especally in these last days to say okay we disagree here but I still love you. And we will get the gospel out. We won't talk bad about each other. Sounds nice but I don't see it happening. Everything is so based on Doctrine that we can't look past it. Or even see if they might have a point. My dad lives a long ways away we talk Bible almost daily we can have differences and thats okay. Why can't it be like that in Churches? I think its because of creeds and won't venture away from that creed. The only thing that you can't venture away from is Jesus Christ. I just think its time to love one another so they know we are His disciples. In Christ, Darcy |
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