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Tue, 28 July 2015 22:30

Gary
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Registered: August 2008
Location: Indiana

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Just this morning I was thinking back about a time in my life when I 'thought' The Word was teaching that any contact with anyone connected with medical science was sin(trusting in the arm of the flesh); when, if a sister had on make up or a pair of slacks she was in sin; when anyone who didn't believe as I did(or rather as I'd been taught to believe) wasn't truly following Jesus and wasn't special to God, like me, an overcomer. I remember thinking if a person hadn't been baptized in the manner shown in the book of Acts(in Jesus' Name) they hadn't really been baptized...although Jesus clearly said to His disciples to go make disciples, baptizing them in The Name of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I'm willing to say, based on past experiences, that there are things I think I know now that 'He is saying', that I'll find out someday that I was misunderstanding and misapplying.

I don't quite understand what you are talking about. Jesus never said anything about doctors, women wearing pants, etc. etc..

In fact He came against all the rules and attitudes that the Pharisees and scribes lorded over people. The Pharisees were constantly trying to accuse Him of not following the tradition of the Elders, by keeping certain sabbath practices.

What I am trying to say is when you read the Gospels you do not see the Lord coming with some creed for everyone to follow. It's more about developing a relationship and learning to know the Lord through the Spirit. In other words Jesus did not say never take a pill, see a doctor, or like one minister said you cannot even work for a doctor, like in remodeling his house. This is stuff that has been read into the script so to speak, or things have been rationalized to fit certain scriptures.

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If this rings true for anyone else, great, if not that just means that God did it for you before now...cause I don't know of anyone from our like past who didn't at one time or another have these beliefs.

You sound like your mad about something here. I think by now everyone is through that stage of things. Its just something that happened in life (at our meetings), and we have to pick up the pieces and move on.

For myself I'm trying to see what did the Lord say and what did He mean to imply. In other words, What is the mind of the Lord. If anyone thinks the Word is saying something different then what I am saying please share it, I'm willing to look at the Word of God to try and understand it in the right context. I even agree with Marilyn somewhat on this ten nations being of Arab descent and have shared it with a lot of people. I don't think the common market nations are the ones mentioned in Daniel. She gave a good case on this with scripture.

One other thing, I don't believe there is a church in America or ever has been one, that does not hold to some type of legalism or peer pressure from others to conform to their way of thinking. If this was not true we would not have a thousand different brands of "churchianity'. I think its a rut that men have a tendency to fall into, and it started with Luther in the reformation and has progressed to our day and time. Our group was not the only one and never will be the only one.

Another thing, following a man's teaching and never questioning anything he says because of fear of reprisal is a terrible situation to be in. Peer pressure through church members and trying to put a show on in the House of God goes on all the time even to this day. You see very few ministers that see themselves as slaves or servants to the body of Christ.

Gary

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