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Post by BrotherJim on Dec 21, 2007 19:13:24 GMT -5
Greetings!
For those who are interested, my name is Jim and I'm Sisternancy's husband. I actually had this web site on my list of favorites for some time now and I've read some threads on occasion but never got around to signing up until recently. I hope to enjoy hearing from others out there. While most here are either Baptist or Mennonite I hope you won't mind a man whose theological views follow along the lines of Wesleyan Holiness. I am currently residing in Mt. Carmel PA (which according to those who figure these things out is considered to be in the central part of the state) Hope to hear from you soon.
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Post by Tammy on Dec 23, 2007 1:45:15 GMT -5
Welcome, Brother Jim! My husband Daniel (IFBaptist missionary in Guatemala) is still a reader, not a poster. He reads over my shoulder a lot, though, and sometimes tells me what to post.  I hope you enjoy being a member here. Sis. Tammy |
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Post by anabean on Dec 26, 2007 10:17:33 GMT -5
Welcome Brother Jim! You and I believe very closely alike! Probably the only difference would be that we do not baptize infants. (if you even do that...I am not sure you do) Other than that....doctrinally we are basically the same. Good to have someone here I can share some common ground with. My family and I attend an Amish-Mennonite Church. Anabean |
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Post by BrotherJim on Dec 26, 2007 11:39:58 GMT -5
Anabean,
While I was with that "mainline" denomination the churches I served there had members in their seventies and above so any babies needing baptizing would have a miracle indeed ;D
Anyway thanks for the welcome. Hope to meet (at least cyberly) as many as I can here
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Post by anabean on Dec 26, 2007 13:18:42 GMT -5
Hahahaha...ok. ;D You have me curious now. There are not many, if any holiness churches like yours here in NC. What are they like? All I know is we believe similar in some of our Bible doctrines. Here is a link to what our churches are like...though our individual congregations may not 100% agree with it all... www.beachyam.org/ |
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Post by kscarle on Dec 28, 2007 19:54:39 GMT -5
Hello,
I also have a husband (IFB preacher )that is a reader and sometimes tells me what to write. I hope all is going well with finding the right church.
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Post by BrotherJim on Jan 9, 2008 9:27:57 GMT -5
Greetings!
Just to let everyone know, our computer is currently down. I am letting everyone know that sisternancy and I are doing well and that we hope to back online shortly. Please keep us in your prayers.
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Post by BrotherJim on Jan 14, 2008 17:56:32 GMT -5
Anabean,
Sorry for the delay in regards to what our holiness church believes. After much research I find that our beliefs our similar to the Menonnite/Anabaptists. I do however differ in the area of non-resistance. Not personally but in matters of state I tend to get more involved than most members of my family would like me to be.
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Post by Brother Ben on Jan 15, 2008 8:44:07 GMT -5
I was in a store in Nashville one day, and I saw two couples dressed modestly. I assumed they were old fashioned holiness Pentecostal, (because mose folks don't dress very modest anymore, and the ladies had buns.) I asked them if they were Pentecostal and they said, "No, we are from the Holiness Church." After a little conversation they explained. I was blessed and they seemed to have a good spirit. Sadly, sometimes, people with strong dress standards can be kind of stoic and stuffy, sad.
I met a lady and her daughter in Wal-Mart one day and they were modest and covered. I asked what they were and they told me they were some type of Conserative Seventh Day Adventist Reform. Though I personally have problems with SDA doctrine, they were pleasant. They asked where my family goes to church and I told them. The church I was going to at the time had some ladies that covered. The lady in the store told me she approached some of those ladies once and they kind of snubbed her.
We need to be sooooo careful. Holiness is just what it is called, holiness. They holy God has moved in to our hearts by the Spirit of God, and we have been changed inwardly, and then outwardly. This changed does not make us some elite class of better than thous, but humble servants of Jehovah.
May God infuse true hoiness into His remnant bride.
Bro. Ben
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Post by SisterNancy on Jan 15, 2008 16:34:19 GMT -5
Brother Ben, you are correct in that many people when you say holiness think pentecostal. We are NOT pentecostal. Just encase anyone was wondering. Our daughter is going to be attending BJU in the fall and they thought we were Pentecostal also, We had to explain to them that we were not.
We so agree with you, Holiness, true holiness can not be proud. to feel elite or better then thou would require pride.
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Post by BrotherJim on Jan 15, 2008 17:23:44 GMT -5
Brother Ben,
I hope you don't mind but I asked my wife to respond to you earlier as I was busy.
I heartily agree concerning humility and holiness. Too many people when they hear the word holiness in conection with the Church tend to think of people with "holier-than-thou" attitudes. Sadly there have been those who have been guilty of that. But holiness of heart isn't based on keeping a list of do's and don'ts (mostly don'ts from what I have seen) it comes from walking closely with the Lord and allowing His Holy Spirit to dwell richly in you and transform you by the renewing of your mind. Yes you will still hold to a standard of living but you will realize that it isn't in your own strength that you will hold to them but by Christ working in you and through you. This, when you think about it is more than humbling enough.
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Post by Tammy on Jan 17, 2008 21:11:42 GMT -5
You know, while we were on furlough in the States, we met a European couple who asked about my headcovering. We asked them questions, too, like "Do the Baptist women in your country wear headcoverings?" They responded that they do indeed. She also implied that they were a bit exclusive, if not downright snooty. We must be very careful about how we might be perceived by others, especially the lost!
We have some lovely Mennonite neighbors down the road from here, who have always managed to be separated from the world without sticking their noses in the air. I think that is Christlikeness.
Salt and light!
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