Churches set to reopen in the USA

[Brakelite]

‘ As my Bishops says ‘ very revealing !!
I can assure you it is a lie.
Rita

Yes, as my Bishop says... Says everything... And nothing.

 

[Eternally Grateful]

Aahhh. My Rainier, okay. Mmm Yellowstone. Yep, that's a biggie. Would love to visit there, but am aware of the potential. It's a good thing there are so many geysers and vents there else the pending eruption would be even greater. Is there any time table to Rainier? Didn't know it was a volcano.

I do not think there is a timetable, but it has been so long since it blew its top, I wonder how soon it will be.. my St Helens was the big one here, it not only destroyed A lot it also did some things that opened a lot of minds in the science world. Especially the formation of the mini Grand Canyon and the formation of petrified wood.

 

[farouk]

Amen this is true. and It was not just doctrine. It was also fellowship. Eating dinner (breaking bread) and prayer

The reference to the 'breaking of bread' is sometimes taken as referring to the Lord's Supper.

 

[Eternally Grateful]

Sometimes

If one reads even the cup
And bread were given dying dinner. Not like it is done in traditional churches. Which is not found anywhere in the NT

 

[historyb]

So either stand up for what you do believe or leave, but staying why should you join the mudslingers? Even if you were right on every point and they were are all wrong on every point, do you win brownie points by hitting them as they hit you? What does that accomplish for you with God?

Of course your right. By the way I don't want brownie points just brownies

 

[historyb]

Far out bro, you got issues. I think the Catholics outnumber everyone else on this forum now... You shouldn't be feeling alone. Let me encourage you. Life isn't about what other people think of you... Second class, third class,,, whatever. It's all about what Jesus thinks of you. And let me tell you, He loves you to bits. So don't worry about what other people think... Search your conscience... Study scripture... And pray earnestly that your relationship with Jesus is as it should be and you'll be okay.

I'm not Catholic and not Protestant nor Evangelical, I am in between.

 

[historyb]

‘ As my Bishops says ‘ very revealing !!
I can assure you it is a lie.
Rita

It is quite the truth.

 

[amadeus]

Of course your right. By the way I don't want brownie points just brownies

My wife bakes an excellent brownie, but not too often these days as my belly doesn't need to grow any more.

 

[Brakelite]

I'm not Catholic and not Protestant nor Evangelical, I am in between.

You practice what you call traditional Christianity and have a Bishop. That makes you Orthodox which is about as Catholic as one can get without being Catholic, or Mormon, which one could hardly call traditional. You are "in between". I used to be in between also at one time, but it got very uncomfortable straddling the fence...I had to choose to stand for something. So I protested. Pro being the operative pronoun which means for and on behalf of something. In my case, for the gospel of Jesus. This set me on a track that ended up opposing, protesting against anything that the Bible describes as anti the gospel or anti-christ. The Catholics on this forum do not like me.

 

[Rita]

It is quite the truth.

I guess it depends on what you and your Bishop defines as evangelical - perhaps that may help me to understand where you are coming from.
Evangelical, to me, means someone who preaches the Gospel.
What does it mean to you ?
Your Bishop is making a blanket judgment on anyone who doesn’t take communion in the way you or he does.
You are actually saying that God has not worked in the lives of anyone that testifies to having the Lord with them , through the Holy Spirit.
You can disbelieve me, but it’s actually the Lord himself you are challenging , the very persons presence you value so much when you are able to take part in the Eucharist - it’s Him and HiS work you are calling a lie.
Rita

 

[historyb]

You practice what you call traditional Christianity and have a Bishop. That makes you Orthodox which is about as Catholic as one can get without being Catholic, or Mormon, which one could hardly call traditional. You are "in between". I used to be in between also at one time, but it got very uncomfortable straddling the fence...I had to choose to stand for something. So I protested. Pro being the operative pronoun which means for and on behalf of something. In my case, for the gospel of Jesus. This set me on a track that ended up opposing, protesting against anything that the Bible describes as anti the gospel or anti-christ. The Catholics on this forum do not like me.

I am not Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist. I am Charismatic Episcopal Church a three streams church. I stand for Traditional Christianity against evangelicalism which even though most of you deny it if your not in the named churches in my first sentence you (general you, not specific you) are evangelical weather you (general you, not specific you) like it or not.

 

[historyb]

Evangelical, to me, means someone who preaches the Gospel.
What does it mean to you ?

Anyone who is not in this sentence Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, or Presbyterian. Basically most of you guys here

 

[Brakelite]

Anyone who is not in this sentence Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, or Presbyterian. Basically most of you guys here

In other words anyone not among the daughters of the harlot.

 

[Rita]

Anyone who is not in this sentence Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, or Presbyterian. Basically most of you guys here

Seriously, that is how you are choosing to judge everyone.....
Rita

 

[Enoch111]

Evangelical, to me, means someone who preaches the Gospel.

Correct. But the traditionalist churches have no interest in that.

 

[Rita]

Correct. But the traditionalist churches have no interest in that.

I saw the list ....although I have worked alongside a pastor and his wife from a Methodist church and they were very evangelical. In fact the whole church was , it was small church - we use to work together on children’s outreach.
Rita

 

[historyb]

Evangelical, to me, means someone who preaches the Gospel.

Evangelical means sharing the Gospel, not preaching the Gospel but you hit the nail on the head those who splintered from Protestant groups took the term t mean preach the Gospel and like Enoch think they are quite superior because of that and accuses Traditional Churches of not preaching the Gospel because of inbuilt prejudice. Enoch is the epitome of the new meaning of Evangelical and as to your other post yes that is how I see it. I been attacked so much for being a Traditional Christian that it really has become no different the BLM and Antfia destroying business it is all part of an agenda and frankly I am sick of it and I will not apologze nor be made to feel guilty for my views. I am done in this thread