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AG ministers have to agree to the statements to receive credentials. AG members have to agree to the statements to be voting members. We believe that God wants us to preach healing is provided in the atonement. We want our ministers to preach it and to pray for the sick to get healed. If a...

Because It would be helpful if I was looking for a church in a new area to attend and I could find out your basic doctrinal beliefs before I visit. Obviously those who say that tongues have ceased are not "just preaching the scriptures only" and I don't want to argue with them about it. I...

After praying and trusting the Holy Spirit for insight my next step is to read from an evangelical theologian who has spent decades researching and writing on that book of the bible. Or actually more than one author. I will reference several.

Yes, I suppose it is possible that scholars in general can come up with different interpretations but this is not usually the case for evangelical bible believing scholars. So just removing the unbeliever scholars from the discussion, (I would never read these people) and discussing only...

We agree on most points in principle. I don't think you need to be a Seminary trained Scholar to be a good teacher. I reject all scholars who question the inspiration of the scriptures. I don't think calling the disciples ignorant men tells the whole story. They were well read and versed in...

The Catholics were told things that were wrong for a thousand years. Listening to scholarly teachers show them in the scriptures that they were wrong was a good thing. That is the way tradition works. People will go generation after generation believing the bible teaches something it does not...

In my world and the pastors I have heard from various denominations and non denominations over the decades a scholarly pastor is very rare. We could use more. By scholar I mean at the very minimum, those that can read the NT in Greek and are familiar with the manuscripts and the variants...

I would say that is how they formed in the first place. They did all that and separated. Each party thinking they were hearing the Holy Spirit and interpreting correctly. Today there are discussions among evangelical denominations through symposiums and journals and sometimes people change...

Many denominational preachers would tell you that they were trained to exegete the scriptures in their original context. They don't do that by beginning with a doctrinal statement. Your accusation would be denied. My guess is that many of your seminary trained evangelical pastors have all...

I am not sure that any of these pastors would agree that they don't start with scripture when they teach. You seem to suggesting that they can't be all just teaching scripture alone because if they were they would not have differences. But the problem and solution lies in Hermeneutics. It is...

It's still legal in many states it's just no longer a constitutional right. We have to keep praying for it to be illegal in those states. Another thing we need to keep praying for schools to stop teaching our children that it is ok to sin with homosexual sins. We must keep praying for God...

If you are finding out that most of the 500 you are following up on are attending churches regularly that would be phenomenal results. Like Jonathan Edwards results. Like a 3rd Great Awakening results. Please tell me more.

Yes, and I am of the opinion that it was an example showing the heart of prayer not that they were to use it as a liturgy and quote it verbatim thinking they can't change it up to apply the principles in their own words and expressions. Jesus was not trying to give them another canned prayer...

I agree. I don't call it "the sinners prayer." That isn't something I have ever said. If I am with someone talking there is any number of ways the conversation can go. Inviting them to make a decision and pray may or may not happen. If it does, and the Spirit leads me to help them I will...

So if they shaved their heads does that mean they no longer have to wear the head covering? The NECKLINE? What SHAME! :eek:

I believe we should be doing our best to tell people this kind of thing every chance we get. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, the buckle of the bible belt USA and I never heard it until I was 18 and in jail and read a Gospel tract someone left in the jail. I created a flyer to advertise our...

If I visited your church and saw all those women in head coverings I'd probably stick around to find out more after hearing all that you just said about it.

Good post. Most of it. :) Sounds like you have found a good church.

I haven't done the work necessary to present this opinion in a scholarly format but this is my current leaning as to Paul's intent; My guess is that Paul is answering questions put to him about whether they should teach the new converts not to wear head coverings. We don't see what they asked...

My guess is that Paul is answering questions put to him about whether they should teach the new converts not to wear head coverings. Paul was explaining how we should not attempt to change the culture of the converts we make in other lands. It is called Cross Cultural Missions in Bible College...