Hello Everyone..
I grew up Southern Baptist. I am originally from Texas but now reside in Washington.(State, not D.C.) I am a hardcore conservative, but no longer claim "Republican" as I feel that party has no intention of applying the philosophy they claim. Actually if there was a "Confederate Party" that would be the party I would claim. (Each State is it's own sovereign nation.)
I am getting the feeling that there must be a distinction between Southern Baptist and Baptist because in reading many of these posts I am seeing a lot of bigotry and racism in my opinion. I see justification of racisim with Old Testament verses. You guys do realize that by that standard YOU are also the target right? That covenant was between God and the Jews. Jesus changed it to accept gentiles much later.
I also must admit that I found it a little appalling that some posters with the title of "Pastor" were telling Catholics that they were going to hell. That is not your call to make and while you were throwing out scripture, I could not help but to notice Matthew 7:1-5 did not seem to be an option for you.
(That is between you and God... I will adhere to Matthew 7)
As for Catholics, I will say this.. When I was in the Army, If you were Christian, you only had two choices of Chaplin. Catholic and protestant/other. I learned real quick that Catholic was fundamentally no different than Baptist (Or Southern Baptist at least.) when you drop the "Mary mother of God" thing as well as the ritual. The "Protestant" chaplains were all into that speaking in tongues and prophet stuff.
My background is in Law Enforcement and because of the fact that I am a little skeptical of your churches views (As they seem to borderline on White-supremacist-extremest) I will keep my identity to my self for now. I am not here to judge your beliefs nor argue, but I need to cover my rear.
Though I grew up Southern Baptist (Saved and Baptized at the age of 8 then rededicated at 16.) My views have diverted from traditional Southern Baptist belief due to a life changing event in my life that lead to me reading the Bible with my own eyes for the first time and without the shackles of denomination. In my own opinion things seemed cut-n-dry without some guy standing at a pulpit stressing his own philosophy upon me. This is when it dawned on me as to why I was Southern Baptist and why Muslims were Muslim, Catholics were catholic and so on... "Because our Parents were." So I am still very much a Christian, but I do not claim a denomination. (I am not "Non-Denominational either because those are Pentecostals)
Basically something happened to me in which I got down on my knees and asked God to reveal something to me and he did so with flying colors. It was as if a blindfold was removed from my eyes. This is why my views are what they are.
Anyway that's my introduction
I grew up Southern Baptist. I am originally from Texas but now reside in Washington.(State, not D.C.) I am a hardcore conservative, but no longer claim "Republican" as I feel that party has no intention of applying the philosophy they claim. Actually if there was a "Confederate Party" that would be the party I would claim. (Each State is it's own sovereign nation.)
I am getting the feeling that there must be a distinction between Southern Baptist and Baptist because in reading many of these posts I am seeing a lot of bigotry and racism in my opinion. I see justification of racisim with Old Testament verses. You guys do realize that by that standard YOU are also the target right? That covenant was between God and the Jews. Jesus changed it to accept gentiles much later.
I also must admit that I found it a little appalling that some posters with the title of "Pastor" were telling Catholics that they were going to hell. That is not your call to make and while you were throwing out scripture, I could not help but to notice Matthew 7:1-5 did not seem to be an option for you.
(That is between you and God... I will adhere to Matthew 7)
As for Catholics, I will say this.. When I was in the Army, If you were Christian, you only had two choices of Chaplin. Catholic and protestant/other. I learned real quick that Catholic was fundamentally no different than Baptist (Or Southern Baptist at least.) when you drop the "Mary mother of God" thing as well as the ritual. The "Protestant" chaplains were all into that speaking in tongues and prophet stuff.
My background is in Law Enforcement and because of the fact that I am a little skeptical of your churches views (As they seem to borderline on White-supremacist-extremest) I will keep my identity to my self for now. I am not here to judge your beliefs nor argue, but I need to cover my rear.
Though I grew up Southern Baptist (Saved and Baptized at the age of 8 then rededicated at 16.) My views have diverted from traditional Southern Baptist belief due to a life changing event in my life that lead to me reading the Bible with my own eyes for the first time and without the shackles of denomination. In my own opinion things seemed cut-n-dry without some guy standing at a pulpit stressing his own philosophy upon me. This is when it dawned on me as to why I was Southern Baptist and why Muslims were Muslim, Catholics were catholic and so on... "Because our Parents were." So I am still very much a Christian, but I do not claim a denomination. (I am not "Non-Denominational either because those are Pentecostals)
Basically something happened to me in which I got down on my knees and asked God to reveal something to me and he did so with flying colors. It was as if a blindfold was removed from my eyes. This is why my views are what they are.
Anyway that's my introduction



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