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- KJV Bible Believers Church in Touchet, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike
Paulson - 2008
Expounding
the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26
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with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II
Timothy 2:15
That
which is perfect HAS COME - the King James Bible
- I Corinthians
13:10
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Why
We Are No Longer
"Touchet Baptist Church" |
February 27, 2008
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I know there are those out there who will say they
'knew' this was coming.
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I have been told that getting into Paul always leads to leaving the baptist
church.
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But we are not Pauline Grace Only followers, either!
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Paul does preach a walk!
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Sure, grace only through it all, but not 'grace only' only.!
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We are not Mid-Acts Dispensationalists!
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Church began in Matthew 16:16-18
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and has grown through stages - not separate churches as they claim we believe.
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We do not ignorantly or 'intelligently' follow a "head" man!
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Even the Pauline folks have a head 'guru' who's teachings many follow more
than the Book from their own personal and practical studies.
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Purpose as a church body and for us as individuals:
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It is NOT Matthew 28: ; Mark 16:16-20
nor do we look to anything in Acts 1-8
for direction or design.
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Our purpose & goal as a church is Acts 26:18-20;
Acts 28:31; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 4:9; I Thessalonians 4:1; II
Timothy 2:24-26.
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We have already received a few concerned and inquisitive emails about the
'name change.'
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Over the last few months, we have even had a few webfamily folks who supported
us financially drop their financial support.
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The amount while it was not make or break us, it is sorely missed.
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Our web families who help are very instrumental in our financial needs
being met.
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Especially in helping the costs of our 3 websites and pal talk expenses,
etc.
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But we can not allow that 'loss' to affect our decisions and preaching
direction.
So, here are a few reasons, that as pastor,
I have challenged our men in this direction of a new name to
"King James Bible Church of Touchet."
1. It is time to break the 'people' tradition of our little
church in Touchet.
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Over its history from 1886, it has had a "people" emphasis.
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Touchet Congregational Church - originally about the congregation
- people!
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Touchet Congregational Community Church - about the community - people!
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Touchet Baptist Church - emphasis on Baptist - denominational - people's
teachings
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Bible Believers Baptist Church - about Bible believers - people!
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Men pleasers, not God pleasers!
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Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God!
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King James Bible Church of Touchet...
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the emphasis is no longer...
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...on the people
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...no longer on being baptist
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We will not be secretive to be attractive to have 'added favour with all
the people."
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They will know what we are here!
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My particular emphasis has been and always will be on the King James Bible
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gospel of our salvation - Ephesians 1:13
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word of truth - Ephesians 1:13
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rightly divided - II Timothy 2:15,16
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that which is perfect and has come! I Corinthians
13:10
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knows our thoughts and intents of our hearts!
Hebrews 4:12,13
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inspired, preserved, written, that which is perfect - completed!
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nothing coming after, nothing before!
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there was no 'bible' before 1611.
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It was from God directly as Paul talks about!
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in part... I Corinthians 13:8,9
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God's mouth - words of Jesus Christ - as taught from Jesus Christ through
Holy Ghost as then through Paul and written scriptures!
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We are not ashamed of the testimony of Jesus Christ (which includes the
RISEN CHRIST and the RETURNING CHRIST as well as the EARTHLY one and CRUCIFIED
one) nor are we ashamed of Paul!
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II Timothy 1:8 - Be
not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his
prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according
to the power of God;
2. Still a "Church"
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still a church / local assembly, a place to gather
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but not Hebrews 10:25
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and not Matthew 16:15-17
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not a place of worship, etc. Acts - 17:22-27
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recognizing that the 'church' is the body of believers!
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universal / invisible church, and we gather locally.
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We are KJB Bible Believers of Touchet who gather around in the name of
God's Word!
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We are the King James Bible Church of Touchet
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church of God - Acts
20:28
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church of God at Corinth
- Corinthians
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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the
church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord
Jesus Christ: I Thessalonians 1:1
3. Biggest issue for us is 'Baptist" denominational association
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From such turn away, withdraw from, have no company with, flee, shun, avoid,
mark
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Romans 16:17 - Now
I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary
to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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Baptistic history has been overdone, overblown and over-glorified!
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Trail of blood? - truthful?
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Brider?
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Landmarkers?
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Historical baptists?
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Reformed?
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Calvinism?
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Southern liberal
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Methodists, Presbyterians, etc. had no influence?
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Charismatic seeds planted during 'great revival's' claimed by many baptist
history books.
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Independent Baptists are no longer independent
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Big names that the people follow instead of even baptistic teachings
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Big names teach baptistic teachings instead of rightly divided Bible.
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Follow the names and teachings and have no clue about their bible.
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thus the Bible was and is easily being taken away or set aside.
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So many different Baptist churches today - a lousy testimony to others.
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worthless testimony of Christian example of truth and unity!
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Political leaders that claim being baptist prove my point.
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Look at our homes - houses - parenting - homeschooling efforts - family,
etc.
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More and more families / parents are becoming shamefully selfish, lazy,
sloppy, filthy, slothful, no drive and no fight except for their own things;
more and more kids are becoming disobedient & spoiled as they grow
older, divorces are on increase, male / female roles being switched if
followed at all, etc.
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Women have been forced and taught and now expected to be 'out of order'
as Christian women while men continue to have no idea how to lead or fight
the spiritual warfare expected of them to fight!
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See God's Blessed
Woman" tract.
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Jeremiah 44:15-17 - Women are rebellious
and the men know about it!
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Jeremiah 50:37 - Men became as women!
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Jeremiah 51:30 - Men became as women,
no might and no fight!
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Isaiah 3:12-15 - Women rule and cause
err and destruction!
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Music is going musically fancy, following famous families and/or Southern
hillbilly flesh feeding!
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Baptists have gone ecumenical with all the rest.
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Gain is becoming godliness
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Baptists teach and preach the Great Commission instead of Paul!
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True history but becomes a false teachings when taught 'to' us today!
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Following Jesus' teachings today that were stated TO the Jews then or in
Tribulation to come, NOT to the Gentiles then and thus NOT to them today,
either!.
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God's chastisement?
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Pastoral authority?
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Fear of God's immediate judgment?
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Don't preach that Jesus paid it 'all?'
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Living to 'become' godly?
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etc. and on and on...???
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Paul's gospel
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Jesus Christ will judge our works by Paul's gospel, not His gospel from
the
gospels!
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Romans 2:16 -
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my gospel.
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Paul is here to preach God's goodness!
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Romans 2:4 - Or
despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering;
not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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Paul is here to warn, not shame!
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I Corinthians 4:14 -
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
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Rightly dividing is still wrongly done - more picking and choosing, thus
profane and vain babblings!
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So we are shunning and avoiding!
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I Timothy 6:20 - O
Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and
vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
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II Timothy 2:16 - But
shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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Reject Paul almost completely!
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Paul is not taught in every church like he is supposed to be.
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I Corinthians 4:17 -
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and
faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which
be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
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Baptist Doctrine and Distinctives have replaced the Bible for final authority
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They may say they use KJB, but the average church person has no clue about
what and where anything is in it that they are to believe.
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Their Bible is far from practical and useful, thus they have been robbed!
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Jeremiah 50:37: A
sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled
people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a
sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
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The Baptists Four Freedoms have become tarnished in today's Baptistic religion.
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Soul Freedom - the soul is competent before God, and capable of making
decisions in matters of faith without coercion or compulsion by any larger
religious or civil body.
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We do believe this to be true, but tell that to the pastor or professor
who demands popish authority with the title of final authority himself,
etc.
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Church Freedom - freedom of the local church from outside interference,
whether government or civilian (subject only to the law where it does not
interfere with the religious teachings and practices of the church)
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Surely they don't believe that the gates of hell will not prevail against
these local baptist churches?
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Oh, right - look at church history in America - churches and pastors have
fallen all around the country!
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Bible Freedom - the individual is free to interpret the Bible for himself
or herself, using the best tools of scholarship and biblical study available
to the individual
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We believe this, but... rightly dividing and the ability to read is all
one needs!
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Religious Freedom - the individual is free to choose whether to
practice their religion, another religion, or no religion; Separation of
church and state is often called the "civil corollary" of religious freedom
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We agree with this, but we know that as the Constitution is rejected and
apostasy grows, this is a losing battle - and reality must be realized!
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8 Baptist Distinctives
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Rightly Dividing disproves some of these; we are stronger in a few; we
agree in a few.
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Do most baptists even know what their baptist distinctives are?
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Biblical authority
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Authority has changed over to pastors, famous personalities, denominational
teachings, moving images, etc.
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they still need something to 'help' - commentaries, Greek, Hebrew, college
teachings, Institute degree, etc.
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Sure - we believe this, but in the manner that the Baptists preach about
these days.
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Autonomy of the local church
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We agree with this, however, more and more churches are 'fellowshipping'
together and ignoring major differences and testimony situations, etc.
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Priesthood of the all believers
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We become as priests - able to go directly to God, etc.
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I wonder why we still need a mediator?
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I Timothy 2:5: For
there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus;
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Sure - deity of Christ, etc. but still... are we
really priests today?
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Christ is the great High Priest!
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Hebrews 4:14 - Seeing
then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens,
Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
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the only references to teach this belief are in Hebrews,
I Peter and Revelation!
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nothing from Paul about being us former Gentiles
now Church of God being priests
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other than Christ is our mediator.
I Timothy 2:5
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other than the Holy Spirit being our intercessor
- Romans 8:26
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Two ordinances
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only two?
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we are not told to do these!
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symbols?
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Where are told to do those?
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communion?
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we now have the KJB to remember, etc.
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type of passover to celebrate. what? where are we told to do
that?
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Paul didn't baptize in baptistic manner claimed today!
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Individual soul liberty
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The baptistic way is only if allowed by teachings, pastoral 'ok,' proving
'godliness,' etc.
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We believe in it's basic state, not in it's baptistic trend today.
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Separation of Church and State
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right - a Constitutional privilege that is being taken away
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also a confused issue today.
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We we will be losing this 'benefit' but it is not a Scriptural promise!
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Caesar will have his way eventually.
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We are NOT the church that the gates of hell will not prevail against!
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That is the universal body of Christ, etc.
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When push comes to shove, this church will someday be sold.
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Two offices of the church
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What about a little home church with no official pastor?
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The man can do it - plain and simple!
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Had better understand the Book, though!
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God can even guide his learning if he understands the Book rightly divided!
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There is NO job description for what a deacon should do.
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I see our men here who are serious as the ones to attend the meetings and
help make the decisions.
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Saved church membership
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Make any rule you want for membership to an organization, but remember
about salvation...
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Romans 10:6,7
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It is not our call towards someone else's salvation.
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False claims based on misunderstandings, false teachings, or pretenders.
We certainly can no longer claim
the Baptist title.
4. We must get off the denominational fence.
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Our testimony must be the Bible, NOT the church, etc.
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Get back to the side of the Bible Only - Sola Scriptura - Scriptures Only!
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The King James Bible!
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Get busy with what we know and believe to be true.
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Make our stand on what needs to be emphasized in these last times!
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From such turn away, withdraw from, have no company with, flee, shun, avoid,
mark
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Romans 16:17 - Now
I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary
to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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Our kids need us to be strong with the KJB!
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KJB famine is coming...
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Amos 8:11-13
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Will we have prepared them the latter times of less
and less KJB?
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or do we pass on our ignorance
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do they not know Satan's devices?
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do they see us live 'with them' or make a stand?
5. We must emphasize King James 1611 Bible!
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KJB is to be above even his name
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not almost KJB
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not Greek / Hebrew
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not originals inspired only
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Yes to beyond preservation - complete!
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We don't believe Formal Scholarship is needed to understand Scriptures.
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Paul is our apostle to follow!
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Rightly dividing gives understanding beyond knowledge of Scriptures!
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Rightly dividing by Book leaves out any private interpretation and picking
and choosing, etc.
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I Corinthians 13:10 is the major key
to rightly dividing Paul for understanding today!
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exposes modern Christianity for what it is - the preparation for the antichrist
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exposes Pentecostalism / Charismaticism beginning to take hold in the Baptist
churches
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yes, even KJB guys are going backwards!
6. Missionaries
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Not Great Commission
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Missionaries are taking gospel lies around the world these days!
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I Thessalonians 1:5-10
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We are tell others how to follow the Risen Christ through Paul, not the
earthly Jesus through Peter or John, etc.
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People within our webfamily as well as our own selves
are missionaries to Paul's gospel!
Baptists
are not our enemy - but we must have no company with them!
Now them that are such we command and exhort
by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their
own bread. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. And if any man
obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with
him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish
him as a brother. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by
all means. The Lord be with you all. II
Thessalonians 3:12-16.
But you can bet that we will be treated as if
we are their enemy!
Galatians 4:16 - Am
I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?