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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Belief in one God, baptism in Jesus' name, being filled with the Holy Ghost, initially evidenced by speaking in tongues, and striving to live righteously are all very important doctrines to me. I would recommend them strongly to anyone interested in salvation.
When you use the term "your church", are you asking about my particular local church or the denomination the church belongs to?
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I'm speaking of your "church system", the one that is fairly militant about certain dogmas, particularly the Godhead, baptismal formula, dress code, and the dramatic focus on the role of "tongues."
Is there any difference between your "church system" and the system of the school principal? Is there something that makes your church system "Right" and something that makes his church system "wrong" and if so, what happens if "Bob" flips the "church coin" and inadvertently chooses the wrong church? Will his eternity be effected...and when you answer, please don't opt for the generic "I'm not the judge, that's God's job"? Your entire church system, and others, seem to judge by making such a
HUGE deal out of certain non-essential (as I see them) so-called "doctrines."
Secondly, you stated that you are striving to live righteously. I'm wondering how you do that. Isn't our righteousness only from God? How are you able to produce your own righteousness? You sound like the person spoken of in
Romans 10 and
Colossians 2:
New International Version
Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.Romans 10:3
New Living Translation
20 You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, 21 “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? 22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. 23 These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.Colossians 2-20-23
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