Restoration Movement

[gypc]

I have one question:

If a man takes the Lord in his heart and dies 2 weeks later without being babtized with water, will he be damned? According to your doctrine?

In his love, Brian

Edited May 13, 2004 by gypc

[Khristeeanos]

I have one question:

If a man takes the Lord in his heart and dies 2 weeks later without being babtized with water, will he be damned? According to your doctrine?

In his love, Brian

I am not God, so I can't judge.

I don't want this thread to be turned into a debate on baptism. There are plenty of others--some with well over a hundred posts.

[gypc]

I have one question:

If a man takes the Lord in his heart and dies 2 weeks later without being babtized with water, will he be damned? According to your doctrine?

In his love, Brian

I am not God, so I can't judge.

I don't want this thread to be turned into a debate on baptism. There are plenty of others--some with well over a hundred posts.

Ok, kool.........what do you want out of this thread?

[Khristeeanos]

I have one question:

If a man takes the Lord in his heart and dies 2 weeks later without being babtized with water, will he be damned? According to your doctrine?

In his love, Brian

I am not God, so I can't judge.

I don't want this thread to be turned into a debate on baptism. There are plenty of others--some with well over a hundred posts.

Ok, kool.........what do you want out of this thread?

To be honest, I am so thrilled to be involved in my local congregation that I wanted to share with others what the RM is.

I am not trying to "convert" people over or anything like that.

[gypc]

Ok, I love ya. I wasn't trying to cause trouble. We just see so many coming on here to promote stuff.

In his love,

Brian

[godrulz]

I agree it is wise and important to learn about other churches. The diversity in the Body and its various emphases ensure specific truths are restored and maintained. We need each other.

[Khristeeanos]

Ok, I love ya. I wasn't trying to cause trouble. We just see so many coming on here to promote stuff.

In his love,

Brian

Although my profile says different, I have been a member of this board for probably a year and a half.

There was a few problems with my ISP or something. George and I worked at fixing it, but I created a new profile (again).

Be blessed!

[Guest sanctification]

I am not an expert or anything, but I imagine that the similarity between cults of Christianity and reform movements are that both resurrect the law as a means to measure who is closer to the Truth....

One requires that law be followed in order to qualify for salvation (the cult)

The other does not require that law be followed; just wants to correct the wrong within the body (the reform movement)

Did I capture it???

Personally, I think reform movements tread on thin ice. Why? Because they could very well hold an attitude/spirit of unacceptance for other children of God. And that might cause people within their own walls to seek salvation through works and superficial appearances rather than through the hidden heart of a man. ... And if they have an "axe to grind" about the way other Christians worship it is something to be wary about because it shows their faithlessness in God's ability and interest to carry out the good work He started within His children.

If God saves men through humbling them in regard to their confusion, sin, and prideful points of view, then I believe God can do it again in matters of baptism if you simply discuss it with them and pray to God about it. It all comes down to attitude.... Do you trust the Spirit of God to work?

I am excited to hear about this church's ideas.... I think I will learn a lot, maybe even be humbled to change my mind about something.

[stevehut]

It isn't three seperate denominations. There is not even one headquarters or association that people commonly think about when talking about denominations.

It was actually 6 different groups started around the same time with complete unawareness of the others.

Oh, you might be surprised. I grew up in a church that was affiliated with both UCC and DOC, which have some very diferent doctrines on some things. And they do in deed each have a denominational HQ and well-defined corporate structures.

COC, of course, is a bunch of renegade independents who claim to have a brotherhood. Funny how the (ostensibly) Family of God can't get along, but they believe that it's God's will to remain renegade independents.

Any regular family with that structure would be called "dysfunctional".

[Khristeeanos]

Yea, there are undoubetly some that are less than ideal and even harmful. But you will get that anywhere anyways. The DOC did become an official denomination, sadly.

But most of the Christian churches that I have been to are great and I would reccomend them to anybody.

Nothing is perfect--not even the congregation I attend. But I know that God is there. The people really love each other.

But then again, you can get that in a Baptist or Presbyterian church as well.

God bless you all. :il: