Hello,I know that non denominations,do have a baby dedication It’s alot like Catholic baptism.NANCY
Non denoms are just that, they are not affiliated with any sound doctrine. Each non denom differ from one another, the only thing they hold to is the bible. Take the bible from them as the first Christians did not have a bible yet, and you got nothing:shrug:
hI, i THINK YOUR REFERING TO PENTECOSTALS,THEY GET SLAIN IN THE SPIRIT,AND SPEAK IN TOUNGS,AND DANCE AROOUND ETC. NANCY
You know Billy Graham,was a well .renowned christain,loved trusted writer.Alot of goodpeople even without the bible they know the book, and how to live right NancyNon denoms are just that, they are not affiliated with any sound doctrine. Each non denom differ from one another, the only thing they hold to is the bible. Take the bible from them as the first Christians did not have a bible yet, and you got nothing:shrug:
Peace be with you
I am sure your right, but I was comparing the first century Christians who did not have a bible yet, and non denom’s try to take from scripture as if they did, and pretend to live as they lived. The New Testament did not record everything Jesus and apostles did and taught. But that is another topic.
Christianity is not a system, denomination, or any other organization that does not have Christ as the immediate and final living Head and Authority.Non denoms are just that, they are not affiliated with any sound doctrine. Each non denom differ from one another, the only thing they hold to is the bible. Take the bible from them as the first Christians did not have a bible yet, and you got nothing:shrug:
Peace be with you
And I applaud you on your statement. No one takes from you your love of Jesus, I applaud you very well:thumbsup:
Gabriel of 12
Jesus told all true believers to preach the Gospel to the entire world. I should qualify what I consider “preaching” here. Preaching could be done just by the manner in which a believer lives his life. It does not have to be actual teaching etc. The Gospel, by itself, is not what saves anyone. The Holy Spirit must also awaken that person’s “Satan-blinded eyes” to the truth of that Gospel. A person that is awakened in acceptance of the truth of the Gospel of “Jesus Christ as Lord” and Saviour has Jesus “ever present” in himself. He is “in Christ” by way of God’s gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Your claim to the RCC having the monopoly on such “ever presence” is not supported by Scripture, which is God’s Word to us, not the RCC’s words or anyone else’s.
Gabriel of 12; said:
From the fruits of their work.
Where two or three gather in His name.
This depends. There are non-denominational churches that do have an explicit, and extensive set of doctrinal teachings. There are also non-denominational churches that do have neither an explicit set of doctrinal teachings, nor a clearly defined set of doctrinal teachings.
This depends upon how one defines “denomination”.
I beleive God lead the people of old and they didn’t need a bible for the Lord God was with them then, and is with us now.God is no respector of Man,and I’ll bet he dosen’t lable people either,he loves all that are his.He new us when we were yet not formed Psalms 139 He has a record of all you say,and all you do. He is all powerful and he lives everywhere.While your reading your bible look up REV:13;7-10 God know’s all. In his love NancyGabriel I attend a non-denominational church. You need to clarify what you mean here by saying hold accountable. If the belief’s, teachings etc. of Christians come under attack, you want to hold someone accountable? What does that mean?? Are you referring to the Pastors of the church if they are the attackers, or if outsiders are the attackers who is held accountable?
We thank the Catholic church for preserving the Bible and bringing it forward through all the attempted persecutions of it. We don’t accept the apocryphal books as being divinely inspired and therefore do not use them for doctrines of faith. Something by the way Jerome and many Popes asserted as well. They are good for historical reading, although some have some errors, and for edification but not for creating doctrines of Faith around.
Christ did not build HIS church upon Peter the person. Christ built HIS church on what Peter said. You have to consider the entire conversation. We shouldn’t derail the thread on this so if you want to discuss further we can take it to another thread. The keys were given to the entire church as well as the power of binding and loosing. Not just to Peter singularly.
Well as you say everything Jesus said was not written down. So it’s amazing that you will cherry pick a verse from scripture to try and support the notion that Jesus somehow singled out Peter as the only one to feed the lambs. Jesus spent 40 days on earth after the resurrection. For all we know this command may have been given to all disciples. Point of fact in Peter’s letter we see Peter himself giving this same exhortation to Elders of other churches while identifying himself as a fellow Elder. Not chief Elder or chief shepherd. Just Elder. Please read 2 Peter 1 5:1-5. Actually Gabriel I know how well versed with scripture you are so you already know what it says.
Fish no they are not. Some non-denoms will have roots to a particular denomination. For instance you will find that some non-denom churches were started by individuals from the Presbyterian church or the Methodist. Our Pastor grew up in the Greek Orthodox church. Imagine that. But many don’t continue those affiliations. We partner with other churches in outreach and ministry including the Catholic church. We work with Catholic Charities all the time. They love us and we certainly love them.
Cluny I disagree but that’s just my opinion. My church doesn’t fit with any denominations.
Absolutely correct. Baby dedication is more of a profession by the parents to raise the child in a Christ-centered household. Once the child is old enough to make their own decision then they are usually baptized.