Through the years I have asked questions and sought out answers through those more knowlegeable than I, through education, and through my own personal studies. Doctrinally, I believe what I was taught in every area of Biblically sound doctrine.
The only thing that I have changed my mind on is the manmade application of "outward dress".
Things have been added to my belief system through the understanding of grace, mercy, and sanctificaiton but it all fits perfectly together in my mind.
What do you, or don't you believe from what you were taught growing up in the church? I am curious as to how many feel alike or differently from myself.
Thank-you for responding.
Blessings, Rhoni
I also have changed my opinion about the "outward standards."
I have kept my understanding of the New Birth that I carefully sought out in the writings of the UPC back in the late 1970's and 1980's but watched as the UPC changed.
I am now persuaded of the validity of the "standard model" of cosmology as well as our modern scientific understandings of the biological evolution of life. I used to accept those things as a "secular humanist conspiracy."
I no longer hold to Seven Age Dispensationalism even though I can remember a time when I couldn't imagine a "sincere" believer believing anything else.
I still believe very confidently that Jesus Christ was God manifest in human flesh and that He came into this world to redeem us from our trespasses and sins.
Over the past 20 years, I have come to understand how important "Grace" is. It is not an "evil" word as so many have attached negative connotations to it, but it is ultimately what saves us.
When my family was evangelizing many years ago, my father was known for his preaching about the love and grace of God. Because of this many churches, or should I say pastors, wouldn't have him in their pulpit. Sad, but true. I’m so thankful that I was raised understanding grace, not condemnation.
Some men and women are so full of the spirit of lust that it wouldn't matter what anyone wore in front of them and to put that responsibility off on others to keep you from temptation is assinine.
Blessings, Rhoni
Freudian slip?
asinine
1. foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
2. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features.
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Has there been any room for maturity in the past century?
Which Elders were the untouchables?
Were Haywood, Goss, Whitherspoon, Ewart, Norris, and Reynolds our Elders?
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Nope. OK, that last one has a possible hint of truth. If you are sick, and you pray, you will often get better, whether God did it miraculously or not. But as a blanket statement, it is clearly not true. Oh, and the first one. Yes, if you stop working for God (or not), you will die, eventually (again, whether God did the deed or not is anyone's guess.)
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
Nope. OK, that last one has a possible hint of truth. If you are sick, and you pray, you will often get better, whether God did it miraculously or not. But as a blanket statement, it is clearly not true. Oh, and the first one. Yes, if you stop working for God (or not), you will die, eventually (again, whether God did the deed or not is anyone's guess.)
So homosexuality isn't a sin to you?
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Absolutely...good stuff here!
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