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  1. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    I think we all know that there are pastors who are not fit for the position or else do not adhere to the standards expected of them. However, that isn't the issue that was put to readers of this thread.
  2. Albion

    The good shepherd (parable analysis)

    If it doesn't purposely deny the Trinity, it certainly uses the language of Scripture in a way that Scripture DOES NOT intend.
  3. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    I'm sorry, but none of that goes to the point that's at issue here. Yes, there are abusive pastors, ministers, priests, etc. And, yes, the Hebrew priestly class, which is hardly anything like the Christian ministry, is and was subject to criticism. And ordinary believers overstep their...
  4. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    Of course, but some are authorized and organized in the Biblical fashion...and others are unauthorized (or ''manufactured", as you put it) and largely unsupervised. There's no denying that fact, even as there's some argument over what it takes in order to be authorized.
  5. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    And you said something about "a church looking outside itself for a pastor." I had referred to people who make themselves pastors.
  6. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    I don't believe that we were talking about that kind of situation. Or that one.
  7. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    Not at all. And, frankly, I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how you came up with the idea that I "don't have confidence that my denomination is feeding people." The idea of helping a friend who is looking for a church home without deliberately steering him or her towards my own...
  8. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    Okay. if that is your approach, then it is. And it answers the question. I suppose that if the person being asked thinks there is only "one true church" and it's his own denomination, the urge to proselytize is hard to resist. My own view of the matter is that trying to herd a sincere convert...
  9. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    I expect that you'd find that same situation in the case of most campuses and irrespective of denomination.
  10. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    Well, that isn't the point. Our churches are traditional and very ceremonial, but I tend not to feel like telling a new Christian who doesn't have any familiarity with the finer points that "this is the one for you!" A lot of people do that, of course, and it is good to be welcoming and to...
  11. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    I think that's good advice, but it doesn't narrow the field very much, does it? Maybe in conjunction with other factors the inquirer should check on??
  12. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    Yes, of course. Invite. However, this ^ amounts to trying to steer the inquirers to your own denomination. My interest has been in helping the inquirer ( who usually knows almost nothing about denominations but has committed himself to Christ and believes the Bible) to a sound...
  13. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    Hello, and thank you for that thoughtful reply, but the question was not about quality pastors, "good" ones, that is. It was asking about legitimate ones and how a person could judge, since there are all sorts of different ways that people become pastors, ministers, priests, etc. including some...
  14. Albion

    Our Own Resurrection Means Nothing?

    The question is this: "If we believe that we go to be judged and then to heaven upon our deaths, what's the good of having our bodies rise from the grave at a later time?" Both of these beliefs are typically Christian.
  15. Albion

    Is observing Lent a good idea?

    Lent is the period, in many churches, that leads up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Historically, Lent is a penitential season. It's no longer as severe as it once was, but people still do cut back on amusements, meals, and so forth, until the triumphant Easter season comes. What do you think...
  16. Albion

    When friends ask about finding the right church, what's the right advice?

    We hear this all the time, it seems. Someone is asking how to find a really Bible-centered congregation or one "that teaches correctly." We aren't sure even what they believe, and it's usually the case that they don't either. However, telling them to stay home and read the Bible doesn't seem...
  17. Albion

    How to identify a valid pastor.

    In today's world, there are so many mail-order and self-proclaimed heads of congregations in addition to the people ordained in the traditional way by some denomination, many people wonder how to know where to draw the line when they are looking for a church or minister. What would help them decide?
  18. Albion

    Should married Christians wear rings?

    Most people do, Dismasa. In fact, the engagement ring and the wedding ring are usually sold as a set with the intention that the owner will wear both together as a matched set following the wedding. But of course, some people do not give or receive an engagement ring but do get a wedding ring...
  19. Albion

    Favorite/preferred Bible translation

    KJV
  20. Albion

    The oldest trick in the book

    Claiming to have inside information about God's will and/or intentions.
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