What I love about conservatives...
 

1. Their passion for what they believe to be true.
2. Their courage for speaking out in spite of rejection and possible ridicule from others.
3. Their dedication to God and what they believe to be true about him.
4. Their concern for the spiritual welfare of people.
5. Their tenacity that makes me keep thinking and sharpening my position.

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Nice observations. I agree with them.

But I am going to make a prediction here... This thread won't last long... UNLESS it turns from "What I love about conservatives" to "What I DON'T like about conservatives."

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The same can be said for moderates, as well as Liberals.:party
Get over it and stop letting them make you feel less or more unworthy than God says you are.

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Liberals and mods rock too, and for the same reasons.

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Thank you for these encouraging and affirming words, Sister.

It's high time people stopped feeling like they need to say anything kind about conservatives.

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What's a conservative?

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Amen.

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1) I agree for the most part

2) I agree although I quite often note a "persecution complex" in many, meaning that they feel they are being persecuted for Christ by the mere act of disagreeing with them.

3) Many ARE. Many are NOT. Many are much more dedicated to their "list".

4) Some are. Some are far more concerned with control (although most of them will not even admit it to themselves).

5) I agree nearly 100% here. (But even on this point, there are SOME who do nothing but spout various party lines and never offer any backing and never respond to a challenge... See item #2.)

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The persecution complex is not nearly as annoying as the prosecution complex.

:tantrum

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All in all, there are two distinct definitions of "conservative" as it relates to the church. One kind is very good (as it relates to the initial post) and the other is very bad.
For instance, some of the most "conservative" people I know would be considered flaming liberals by many definitions and other "conservatives" I know need to be called by their rightful name, pharisees.

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Ouch!

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

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I'm considered conservative by some because I believe the new birth is the baptisms, water and Spirit. But as for "holiness dress" standards, I follow an individual conviction approach.

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:thumbsup

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I just leave other folks in Gods hands. I finally figured out it's * Not My Job* :)
I do have my *Special Prayer List* though and I've added several to it since joining here at AFF. :praying

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You go sis, we sure need it.

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Yep, it already happened. And of course with the usual disclaimers. Can't have a nice list of qualities because that would make some that aren't conservative really have to look at their attitudes.

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I speak only for myself. When I say 'conservative' in this context I am referring to the 'holiness standards' continuum. In my book the godhead and salvation issues are not related to the 'holiness standards' thing. So, by my estimation, you can be an OP, three-step person and be either liberal or conservative or anything in between. You can be a trinitarian, one-step person and be liberal or conservative or anything in between as well. I don't connect the two, although I know that some people do.

{BTW: I talked to a trusted spiritual advisor today about what you and I were discussing earlier. Interesting.}

Everybody touch your neighbor and say "Miz is the bomb!" :)

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True, true. I agree with everything you're saying here. I do keep in mind however, that even among the Pharisees there were those who believed in Christ. Those are my spiritual kin. And there were many among the hookers and cheats who believed. They're my kin too. Please understand, I'm agreeing w/you here and attempting to support what you're saying.

My personal point in starting this thread was to confess that my attitude has changed toward my conservative spiritual kin folk. I'm beginning to weigh them more in terms of their good qualities than their negative ones. Well, most of them anyway. It's a process.

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So I would say #2 and #5 don't seem as true anymore. It seems that unless everyone thinks like them or unless they are the majority they run away and THEN claim the board is not conservative enough.

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Well another one bites the dust.

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Nah, not really. I still love my conservative friends. :)

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What I love about conservatives...

1. Their dedication to their beliefs.
2. Most love the Lord and try to live pleasing as they have been taught before Him.
3. They are faithful (most) to what they proclaim.
4. They are willing to face criticism over their stances.

I am no conservative, but I love the conservatives.

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I am thinking about becoming a conservative. :bliss

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I was at one time...

No wait, that was bad lasagna. :ursofunny

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:ursofunny

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Well I just have to get a label so I will know what I am!

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A friend of mine told it to me like this..

I am a Christian. I am as the believers were called in the scriptures, identified by those outside the realm of the faithful as being likened unto Jesus Christ and His Apostles. I need no other label than that of His.

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Too bad Mark wasn't around. He'd give you a label and put you on a list! :runhills

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Fortunately, I am well labeled...

Many of which I do not agree with, but labeled all the same. :ursofunny

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Well said. Do we really need another label?

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I agree. Very good bro. Thank you for posting this! :thumbsup

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I know that's right and he did put me on his good girl list, and if it weren't for the big rock I wear I would be almost up to his standards............:D

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A very refreshing post! and on behalf of some of the conservatives here, I thank you!

...:bored

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I think really we are all conservatives...just in different ways...
We tend to see things differently but if we were all lumped together...we would find good morals, tender hearts, praying people, and just down to earth good folks...

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:friend Amen Sis Alvear
Sounds just like the church here. Everyone at different stages in there walk with the Lord.

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and let us go on to KNOW HIm....

Today is a great day my house is full of God´s precious little lambs...OH! how I love them.

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My only problem with a statement like this is that it *usually* means that if I don't agree with you on certain standards it's just because I'm not as far along in my walk with the Lord as you. I'm not saying that's what you mean.

I'm just saying that all too often, that's the way it's been put to me. "As you grow in the Lord, God will guide you and before long you'll be putting those (pants, earrings, make-up, etc) aside and it won't even be a painful thing to do"

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I don't think labels are all that bad. I find them pretty helpful when I'm cooking. :)

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You may have been bored with my suggestion that the same things could be said of moderates and liberals but many agreed with me:laffatu.

Blessings, Rhoni

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This is true, but this thread is not about moderates and liberals.
It's about what APOMO likes about conservatives.