Changing denominations

You are in my prayers Matt as is your family.....what are the Blairs up to I had something about them converting as well?
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Oh my what wonderful churches you have on the home page.....are they freezing cold in winter?....any chance of posting some interior shots?

 

Good for you, Matt. :thumbs:

(Mods: I'm also trying to update my denominational profile, but have been unsuccessful in doing so....any instruction on how to do so would be appreciated)

 

Matt,

While I'll not comment on your leaving the ranks of Baptists, I love the fact that the church to which you are moving has small home groups.

My church ( www.lighthouseministries.org [see "Home Meetings" link] ) has empowered her members to form these very same type of small home groups (we call them "cell" groups since the body [i.e., the church] is comprised of cells).

We've done this for several years now, and it's been such a blessing to me. I've learned much by fellowshipping with my brothers and sisters in Christ through this.

I've made close friends with those in my church that otherwise I may not have. We've come to pray for and lean on each other for mutual support in a way that probably wouldn't have happened by merely attending our corporate services.

Thank God for the small home groups --"cells"-- that we have!!

Blessings to you and your family.

 

I understand that the Anglican church casts a wide net theologically speaking so I am curious is your new home Reformed leaning or Catholic leaning?

 

That's an oxymoron, and simply not true. In order to "be" both...you either have some serious exegetical issues with Scripture, or are trying to appease both sides. I would want no part of something like that!

 

Thanks I missed where they said that, but I also didn't look to closely.

 

How can you not see one teaches salvation by works, and the other salvation by faith alone? It's obvious you have no difficulty with it if you can freely move from one to the other, and think there is truth in both. Truth isn't relative to what you believe. Truth is truth whether you believe it...or want to believe it.

 

Ephesians 2:8-9 disagrees. It is indeed either or.

 

Exactly...just check out my sig below. :thumbs:

 

There is an Episcopal Church in my nieghborhood, and I know the Rector. He is very High Church, 3rd order of St. Francis. They use the Old BCP, (which I like by the way). They also confess to him there. I think that you have to be careful. I had a friend who was Baptist, a very smart man, and he then became Anglican. After being Anglican for a time, about 8 years, he was pursuaded to becom roman catholic, and has been now for some time. He is now into heresy. I really like the liturgy there at the Anglican churches, but they seem to be often in America really liberal or moderate in thier theological leanings, even the protestant, reformed ones. I think that when you comprimise sola scriptura, grace alone, faith alone, then you are into serious heresy. I think it is a compromise with the romanists, and you might find yourself lured into heresy by being down the road lead in the rcc. Can you not look into maybe a good reformed church like PCA, or OPC? The services at those churches are more formal, and theologically correct.

 

Just curious Nate7, can you provide me some of the Apostolic Church Fathers of the early Church which taught sola scriptura, grace alone and faith alone and considered anything other than to be heritical?
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Aww Matt, stop splashing around in Tiber and running along its banks and just make the swim, save yourself a few years.

In any event, may God bless you and the Mrs. on the spritual journey the two of you are making.
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While I appreciate your kind words about the PCA, Matt is in the UK.

 

Way to go Matt - join a church that more perfectly fits your beliefs.

That's the right way to do it sir.

in Christ,

Bob