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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster
But do they believe in a triune God as well?
Does their church teach that God is a trinity of persons?
Peer pressure is a powerful thing.
And daddy attending that church, and showing them its okay to attend a trinny church, tells them all they need to know.
And that is that basic doctrines, such as the Godhead, are not important.
They are being shown that there can be two divergent - yet equally true - views.
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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster
I don't think it's a good idea to teach kids that their pastor's teaching is wrong. That is what happens when you attend a church where you disagree with basic doctrinal teachings.
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You just struck the chords that I've been thinking of since this started...I knew it would end up here.
My two points I would have LIKED to have stated, but didn't want to ruin this thread, but it's ruined now anyway, so oh well...was that 1.) peer pressure IS a very powerful thing. And 2.) disagreeing with your pastor.
I just couldn't bring myself to take my daughter to a standards teaching church while not holding to and agreeing with the standards. Why would I take her someplace that is self-defeating in its purpose? Take her to church to be saved, only to have her realize she's not REALLY saved because she doesn't conform to the standards like all the other little girls. The peer pressure on her at that particular age would have been something that would form who she is for the rest of her life.
It's really a no-win situation. You're going to disagree with both, so I would do exactly what Coop is doing. Choose the lesser of two weevils. Look normal on the outside, and KNOW your God on the inside. Only the standards-keeping pastor would know you were disagreeing with him. (Which translates into disobeying your pastor, which translates into rebel, which translates into...well, you get the picture.)
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