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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne
It's difficult to talk about because I don't want people to misunderstand me. I don't want to be this way, but I can't help it. In fact, I don't even consider myself saved right now because I'm not 'living right'.
I long to attend a church where I can worship God in complete freedom and liberty. Right now, I can't. People just want to pray me through (not that I don't need it anyway).
The UPC is all I know. To me, going elsewhere isn't going to save me. In my mind I think that anyway. It's difficult to explain unless you come from where I come from, right?
I attended a local church I thought was non-denominational but later found out it's Baptist. Anyway, I had a good time, loved the service, the people were wonderful, warm, and welcomed me and my friend that accompanied me, but I never went back. It's like I feel I'm worshipping the trinitarian god or something...and the women with short hair and pants on....like me...well, it's hard for me to take in a church setting where all my life I was taught those people weren't saved.
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Wow... I could have written this myself. I started attending church again at my wifes request. In all honesty, I hadn't been in a church service in years until just after Lola passed away. She asked me to start going. And I did. I visited some Baptist churches, even answered the "invitation" to rededicate my life at one. Why? ...because I felt convicted when the preacher preached and felt like I needed to. I know.... some will think I'm just awful, but what do you expect from a man who, as a boy, started his Christian life out by reading prayers from a Catholic Prayer Book?
But.... I'm not Baptist, and I don't wanna go to a Baptist Church. Like you, sister, and I call you sister because you are, even though you don't consider yourself "saved.), I want a good Pentecostal church....I think I've found it though its pretty good piece from where I live.
I understand, Sister, 'cause I know exactly where you is comin' from.
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