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You know being a part of an IBFx type church for many of my young years I was "indoctrinated" with ideas of how to live our life that really weren't really very Biblical. I had to change my thinking on some things to be more Christlike/Biblical in viewing them.
Example: I have changed my view on standards. Oh my!!! You've changed your standards! some may say. No I personally have not changed what I believe that my family and I should do but changed the way I view standards in others and the church's role. Places like WHBC teach standards like they are the Bible. If you do not follow every single view they have in and out of church you are a heathen. I have come to the understanding that God deals with us on an individual basis to bring us to where he would like us to be for standards. Do I believe we should have standards absolutely! Do I believe the church should have standards absolutely! Do I believe that the church should be able to dictate what you can or can't do outside of church absolutely NOT!
If the church as a whole is doing its job by teaching God's Word the Holy Spirit will move you to wanting to have standards and adopting them for yourself. It is a mandate from God to an individual not a mandate from the church.
Should you adhere to the church's desired standards while at church or church functions absolutely!
I personally had to change my thinking from looking down on people who did not have the same standard I did to simply loving them like Christ would and teaching them God's Word so that they could with the Holy Spirit's guidance decide standards for themselves.
What is something that you changed after leaving an IFBx type church?
Example: I have changed my view on standards. Oh my!!! You've changed your standards! some may say. No I personally have not changed what I believe that my family and I should do but changed the way I view standards in others and the church's role. Places like WHBC teach standards like they are the Bible. If you do not follow every single view they have in and out of church you are a heathen. I have come to the understanding that God deals with us on an individual basis to bring us to where he would like us to be for standards. Do I believe we should have standards absolutely! Do I believe the church should have standards absolutely! Do I believe that the church should be able to dictate what you can or can't do outside of church absolutely NOT!
If the church as a whole is doing its job by teaching God's Word the Holy Spirit will move you to wanting to have standards and adopting them for yourself. It is a mandate from God to an individual not a mandate from the church.
Should you adhere to the church's desired standards while at church or church functions absolutely!
I personally had to change my thinking from looking down on people who did not have the same standard I did to simply loving them like Christ would and teaching them God's Word so that they could with the Holy Spirit's guidance decide standards for themselves.
What is something that you changed after leaving an IFBx type church?