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To: grey_whiskers

I’m not surprised by the findings. I’ve been criticized by some fellow Christians because I attended a Church of Christ congregation for several years. Told they are too legalistic, etc. What I found to be true is this denomination emphasizes on Scripture. We didn’t attend church to be entertained to make us “feel” good. We attended to honor Jesus Christ. I am also confounded by the # of Christians who are not students of Scripture. They have been going to Church for decades, but have no real knowledge of the Gospel. I admit, that we are all sinners and reminded that Jesus paid the price of sin for us. I often feel that I’m not worthy to worship this great God, but that’s Satan whispering in my ear. But shouldn’t we as God’s children yearn to know more about our Father which he conveniently put into 66 books called the Bible?


10 posted on 10/18/2016 3:27:05 PM PDT by Son-Joshua (son-joshua)
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To: Son-Joshua
I think what gets erroneously conflated is church "culture," which can change with the times (what Christian woman now covers all of her body except for face and hands?), and Christian doctrine. I know the CoC does not use instruments in their church/worship music, and that is perfectly fine, but it is cultural, not doctrinal.

We must live in a coherent, orderly culture while in our moral bodies in order to better comprehend truth, and therefore I heartily endorse such for Christian groups. Modest, un-obnoxious clothing, clean language, hard work - all bolster the Christian ethic.

19 posted on 10/18/2016 3:53:25 PM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: Son-Joshua

73 books.


25 posted on 10/18/2016 4:56:11 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, excellent, worthy of praise: dwell on these things)
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To: Son-Joshua

A question not on the list but should be:

If you are saved, what are you saved from?


29 posted on 10/18/2016 5:12:07 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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