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Meh. It's no different than the daily ritual by many women of applying paint to the face to enhance or change their God-given features -- Hanging ornaments of gold or silver from their ears -- etc., etc. Tattoos aren't even permanent anymore. It's much ado about nothing.

Lol. In depth study indeed.

I'm guessing that your in depth study has mostly included books with pictures to this point.

Our feelings merely reveal our knowledge. The two are not mutually exclusive. Our knowledge of who God is will be expressed in any number of emotions. The emotions themselves are neither good or bad, they merely reveal our heart. So when someone asks, "How do you feel?", my answer is, "Based on...

Tried it for 4 years. Hated it.

Unfortunately, in America at least, it is a label that has been claimed by such a diverse group of people that it actually indicates very little about the person or group using it. I don't think we need to abandon the term, but just recognize that it doesn't really indicate much more than a...

I can't think of anything that I ever eat ketchup on, except maybe on meatloaf as a topping.

In my part of West Virginia, a hot dog with everything includes mustard, onions, and sauce, which is a type of chili sauce that is unique to hot dogs. That is the normal way to eat a hot dog here. Oh, and absolutely NO ketchup at all. Ever. For any reason.

Would consider myself an evangelical, having been raised in a fighting fundy church. I go to a church that embraces the fundamentals with a bit of a Pentecostal flavor. I am actually reformed now in belief much in the vein of Wayne grudem. I can still identify with the basic core of...

Late 20's to late 40's. It was pretty much down hill after that. What most would call fundamentalism today (i.e., baptist fundamentalism) doesn't even resemble the historic movement that battled modernism. In fact, I think it is pretty safe to say that the average baptist fundamentalist pastor...

Romans 14 my friends. Whatever is not from faith is sin. If you cannot drink alcohol with a clear conscience, then do not drink it. You will get no judgment from me; but the flip side is equally valid -- do not judge your brother who can imbibe with a clear conscience.  That is the essence of...

They even cater to the conservative crowd with the music, from what I have been told.

Well, if you are going to isolate yourself, then I guess you know to expect ministerial loneliness.  :)

http://t4g.org/ I think you would rather enjoy a conference like the one above. And there is no sense in having an Elijah complex, as there have got to be plenty of good solid pastors that you could have fellowship with in the greater Chicagoland area (even if you have to step out of the box a...

No scheduled service, but there is usually something scheduled (like a small group) every day of the week at some point.

My pastor doesn't even go to Sunday PM service or Wednesday service.

You certainly said "something".  *shrugs

So you think excessive living and Christianity are compatible?

Except it reveals wrong and most likely sinful priorities on the part of a pastor to live in a multi-million dollar estate home. Quite frankly, I'm not sure that it is right for any Christian to live a life of excess and wealth in this way.

It may not make him a false teacher, but it does betray a sense of avarice and excess, at least on the surface, to this outside observer.