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01-11-2013, 05:00 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
If you look at a crime map, the areas with the most crime have the most 'churches'. Is there a correlation?
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01-11-2013, 05:01 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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If you look at a crime map, the areas with the most crime have the most 'churches'. Is there a correlation?
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People plant churches in the areas that need them the most?
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01-11-2013, 05:02 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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So.....whats the point?
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...already been made 
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01-11-2013, 05:05 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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People plant churches in the areas that need them the most?
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But are ineffective?
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01-11-2013, 05:06 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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But are ineffective?
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At what? Winning souls or lowering crime?
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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01-11-2013, 05:10 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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At what? Winning souls or lowering crime?
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That would go hand in hand. Win soul, lower crime.
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01-11-2013, 05:16 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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That would go hand in hand. Win soul, lower crime.
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There are hundreds of thousands of people in inner cities and crime plagued areas, I don't see how you get that winning a soul drops the crime rate significantly enough to notice.
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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01-11-2013, 05:27 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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There are hundreds of thousands of people in inner cities and crime plagued areas, I don't see how you get that winning a soul drops the crime rate significantly enough to notice.
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You're suggesting that the hundreds of churches are ineffective?
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01-11-2013, 09:29 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
I moved here from the north 12 years ago. Best decision of my life. We live in Bartlett, a VERY safe suburb. Only two murders in the 12 years I've lived here. The police pull you over for having a tail light out. Criminals stay far away from here. Good school system. City of Memphis has bad, dangerous areas for sure, what major city doesn't? I don't live in fear here. I go all over town without any weapons. I've preached in inner city churches, even in the old church where Bishop Mason the founder of the COGIC pastored. I've been to Beale Street many times, no problems. Its a great city, lots of culture, lots of great food and music, museums, sports, gardens, golf courses, people. More churches per capita than anywhere in the USA. 2/3 of the population claim church membership. Still lots of darkness and evil lurking destroying lives. Memphis needs Jesus. We're trying to bring Him to them along with a lot of other churches. Some great churches here: Bellevue Baptist, Hope Presbyterian, Life Church of Memphis, Temple of Deliverance COGIC, New Direction Christian Church, Bethel Church (the one I pastor), Love and Truth Cordova. And then there's Elvis...
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01-11-2013, 10:12 PM
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Re: Memphis Churches
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You're suggesting that the hundreds of churches are ineffective?
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Uh...no. You are. You seem to rate "effectiveness" by the crime rate.
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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