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Old 01-31-2013, 02:00 PM
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My church says we are the only true church. Of course we baptize in Jesus name and are filled with the holy ghost evidenced by speaking in tongues as we are the Apostolic Amish. But if you drive a car and have a flush toilet and a coffee table, which people gossip over, you are certainly going to hell in a handbasket.
And of course your on a computer now. LOL
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Old 01-31-2013, 02:26 PM
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And of course your on a computer now. LOL
I don't own this computer. I just borrow it for evangelical purposes.
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Old 01-31-2013, 02:28 PM
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I don't own this computer. I just borrow it for evangelical purposes.
I would think that associating with people sinful enough to own computers would be against the teachings of your church.
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Old 01-31-2013, 02:29 PM
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I would think that associating with people sinful enough to own computers would be against the teachings of your church.
It is unless I am trying to convert them. I am trying to convert you. So it's okay.
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It is unless I am trying to convert them. I am trying to convert you. So it's okay.
Ah, I gotcha. So, give me your sales pitch. Why should I join your church?
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Ah, I gotcha. So, give me your sales pitch. Why should I join your church?
Because you want to be saved, don't you? (duh)
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Because you want to be saved, don't you? (duh)
Wow, that is the most intelligent, logical, and fact based presentation on joining a church I've ever been privileged to hear! Where do I sign?????????
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Because you want to be saved, don't you? (duh)
I am saved
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