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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Subject: Non-denominational theology? |
Bible Note: VeryPrecious; In the course of my spiritual pilgrimage, I have attended various denominations. I have attended Reformed churches, pentecostal churches, churches of christ (who claim to be non-denominational, to which I disagree in spite of what they claim). I attended Liturgical churches, and now attend a church that is nationally and globally known as The Christian and Missionary Alliance. At this church there is a non-denominational flair, and feeling. We don't hold to any particular denominations creeds, and we don't have any creeds of our own that I have ever seen or heard. The closet I have ever come to any creed in my 13 years at this church is the few times we recited the Apostle's Creed. Also it has been my experience that at this church there is personal freedom to believe and express our various differences on scriptural topics. On any given Sunday you could experience a Sunday school class in which equal time is given to opposing view-points of the same subject, allowing those in attendance to also freely express their thoughts on which side of the subject they agree with. On a Sunday you might hear the pro's and con's for topics such as the various timings of the rapture, why or why isn't Calvinism Bibical. One week a teacher who believes in "Eternal security" may get up and present a Sunday school class on why he believes this teaching is Bibical, and the next week a different member of the church may be allowed to teach a class on why he personally believes that "Eternal Security" is not Scriptural. And when all is said and done, no one is belittled or looked upon as being ignorant and causing division within the body. However I also notice that in the essentials of our faith there is agreement and unity. It is more in the non-essentials that we disagree and discuss. But in all things we find charity, to freely allow the Holy Spirit to teach and convince each individual as to what the correct interpretation of scripture is, comparing scripture with scripture. Basically there is a Berean spirit within this church, everyone searching the scripture (not commentaries or foot-notes) daily to see whether or not the things which are being said are true. Just a personal observance; Grace and peace zach† |