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Social media has gone off the rails. It’s hard to believe this world could last much longer.

There are different levels of errors, some of which rise to heresy. The (Catholic) one that you mentioned is heresy, meaning that it will be damnable for the soul. Teaching somebody that the Bible says that they must speak in tongues to reach the next level sanctification, or if they’re a woman...

So you are saying that if someone preaches something as truth that ain’t truth then they are a cult? For instance, if they preach that a person who is being sanctified will speak in tongues, then they are a cult?

Sure. You don’t think tattoos (or music, art, theater, etc) represents some moral expression of the culture?

I get what you’re saying, and mostly agree. The problem in all of that analysis is that when such fringe political groups become more acceptable by the center of their respective party, that says something about the degree to which the population increasingly supporting them is being bamboozled...

Well, it ain’t like I go around seeking out abuse victims and asking them if they have forgiven their abuser. We’re on a forum discussing doctrinal issues. The whole point of discussing the Bible is to glorify God by understanding how to surrender our lives to his Lordship and areas that we are...

It’s not “my church“, it’s the Lord’s church.😉. But to answer your question with a little more seriousness, I am the assistant pastor and don’t typically set such “standards”. I’m not sure about all of the other churches policies on women’s expectations when they teach children, but I know that...

I agree with you that the consequences of consensual immorality, and forcible rape are different things and calls for different responses legally, and morally. I am confident that Joe feels the same. Having said that, your desire to hold a repentant sinner in perpetual contempt is the issue...

You don’t have to tell them, God does (Matthew 6:15). Here’s a good read from a slacker you may have heard of… If I Fail to Forgive Others, Will God Not Forgive Me? That process of healing and learning how to forgive might take varying times for different people, like any other aspect of...

I live in a county that has a population of about 70,000, and a fairly rural southern part of Ohio. The culture is pretty much like you hear about when people speak of the “Bible belt”. In that respect, as far as (IFB) Baptists go, there are a few that may be somewhat like you’re familiar with...

Your point is well taken. I’ve often thought of people who were spending their lives in places they call churches, hearing a message that is a lie, thinking that they are accepted by God on the basis of some man-made morality. And at the end of that they become that group of people that is...

Well, at least you are comfortable with your own inability to allow forgiveness to take place in the lives of people who want to receive God’s grace. Just between you and me, not sure if that’s a good thing.

If you keep picking those actively affiliated with the Hyles style of authoritarianism your chances are high that you’ll see at least some of that stuff. Good thing not all IFBs are cut from that mold.

Love is love. 😁

Pretty much what I figured. Bruh thinks you’re a compromiser because you even dared to entertain the possibility of letting them attend.

So your original claim about the reason for your objection to their participation in church life being to protect the children was not really valid. You want to get your pound of flesh since the justice system didn’t punish them enough to suit you. And all men are pigs if you talk to them long...

Why did you pick that one thing out among all those questions? Usually someone who is called to, or has the gift to teach. See, you find any reason to justify your contempt. In this case, there wouldn’t be any children in proximity to the person, but you find some rationale to exclude them.

Have you ever heard the story about the women who wonder why they always pick losers who beat them for men? Just sayin’. 😉

I am not arguing for making wholesale indictments against people based upon subjective evaluations, but to deny that culture is a measuring stick for general truths is also shortsighted.