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Originally Posted by FlamingZword
I will never stop preaching the tithe or the Oneness, but if a person wants to keep on believing otherwise, well that is their prerogative.
My job as a preacher is to convince all the congregation to believe certain doctrines, if I fail to convince one person, that does not mean I will get rid of that person, perhaps it is my own failure to explain correctly that doctrine and why should I punish that person for my own failure?
When I had my own church, I never forced anyone to either stay or leave. My job was to preach my message not to kick people out, everyone was free to come in and listen or free to stand up and walk out, I would simply preach my message and let people decide whether to accept it or reject it.
On my next church I will keep the same precept, I will preach what God gives me to preach and if some want to accept it well, but if others refuse to accept it, well its on them, my job is simple to preach. I do not use my preaching to keep people in or to chase people out, unlike some other preachers I do know.
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Army guy! Honestly we are not all that far from each other in what we believe.
I am a tither and have been from day 1.
I probably lean more Oneness in my view of the Godhead but I don't hold full Godhead understanding as a requirement for Salvation.
I believe in Biblical Baptism (Matt 28:19,
Acts 2:38 and
Romans 6:3-5) Baptism is done in the Authority of Jesus Christ.
I believe that Holy Ghost is for today (I spoke in tongues last night at our prayer meeting and I spoke in tongues this morning in my own prayer time) and I believe in living a separated life. My life and the way I display my life should in most cases look the same as my unsaved neighbors.
Where we separate is what you believe is required for Salvation. On this we can agree to disagree.
May God bless your ministry and may He keep you in the message that He has given you, but as for me and my household it would take the audible voice of God to tell me that I am out of fellowship and in wrong doctrine before I will back.