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Home church or regular church attendance: "Secondary doctrinal issues"
Perhaps one difference between home churches and formal churches is that when one has a disagreement in a home Bible study they just leave. When one is a member of a church it means someone is more likely to be entrenched for a long battle that results in much collateral damage. We should become church members at least accepting the doctrinal statement. I myself had some issues with various reformed churches as to the Post Millennium view; Baptism; etc. The first issue I agreed to disagree with; as to the second when I was in OPC before the local church shut down due to lack of attendance somehow they let me be a member without espousing to their errant view of infant Baptism as I saw it. The secondary eschatological view was also espoused elsewhere (amillennialism in that case). I wasn't at my last church before I moved here long enough to become a member; I probably would have to espouse their view on infant baptism to become a member but I'm not sure.
When I was in the home study one person broke out and joined a Preterist group; thus I had to disfellowship there. Christ clearly has not come back yet (this was full preterist sadly enough). As to eschatology I have stated before that I attended a church that believed as I did on Pre Tribulation rapture and such but didn't really discuss it. I have seen that quite often where doctrines espoused are never brought into a serious discussion. It probably is a good thing as the one time it was discussed in the past where Post Mil was the official belief the Pre Trib was mocked as a concept. We all need to choose our battles carefully.
For me the determining factor was divorce and remarriage; which I am convinced is wrong when a spouse is still alive at least as far as remarriage is concerned. PRC was one of the few places that believes it along with my current local church. I will get into vows and covenants in my next post.
Hello Richard, A common fellowship in the Church of God is built presently by the Lord, at the cross, in love, if we believe. Looking to another day to commune by faith has little substance.
Perhaps one difference between home churches and formal churches is that when one has a disagreement in a home Bible study they just leave. When one is a member of a church it means someone is more likely to be entrenched for a long battle that results in much collateral damage. We should become church members at least accepting the doctrinal statement. I myself had some issues with various reformed churches as to the Post Millennium view; Baptism; etc. The first issue I agreed to disagree with; as to the second when I was in OPC before the local church shut down due to lack of attendance somehow they let me be a member without espousing to their errant view of infant Baptism as I saw it. The secondary eschatological view was also espoused elsewhere (amillennialism in that case). I wasn't at my last church before I moved here long enough to become a member; I probably would have to espouse their view on infant baptism to become a member but I'm not sure.
When I was in the home study one person broke out and joined a Preterist group; thus I had to disfellowship there. Christ clearly has not come back yet (this was full preterist sadly enough). As to eschatology I have stated before that I attended a church that believed as I did on Pre Tribulation rapture and such but didn't really discuss it. I have seen that quite often where doctrines espoused are never brought into a serious discussion. It probably is a good thing as the one time it was discussed in the past where Post Mil was the official belief the Pre Trib was mocked as a concept. We all need to choose our battles carefully.
For me the determining factor was divorce and remarriage; which I am convinced is wrong when a spouse is still alive at least as far as remarriage is concerned. PRC was one of the few places that believes it along with my current local church. I will get into vows and covenants in my next post.
An evening meditation.
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