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Old 10th March 2009, 01:04 PM
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what denomination am I?

I am a Calvinist.

I do NOT believe in infant Baptism, but I am not a Baptist... because I don't believe immersion is necessary for Baptism.

Regarding tongues and spiritual gifts; I believe they exist, but I take a cautious stance. Definitely not a cessationist.

What denomination am I?
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Old 10th March 2009, 02:14 PM
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I am a Calvinist.

I do NOT believe in infant Baptism, but I am not a Baptist... because I don't believe immersion is necessary for Baptism.

Regarding tongues and spiritual gifts; I believe they exist, but I take a cautious stance. Definitely not a cessationist.

What denomination am I?
Well I am not big on denominations really but on being a part of the body of Christ. I am not of one certain denomination.. I am a Christ follower..
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Old 14th March 2009, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by whateveristrue View Post
I am a Calvinist.

I do NOT believe in infant Baptism, but I am not a Baptist... because I don't believe immersion is necessary for Baptism.

Regarding tongues and spiritual gifts; I believe they exist, but I take a cautious stance. Definitely not a cessationist.

What denomination am I?
What you need to do is objectively examine which of your beliefs are biblical, and which are not. Please know that I am not making judgment of whether any of them are or are not, that is up to you. If you determine any of your beliefs aren't biblical, you have a choice to make, to bend your will to that of God, or to hold on to your belief. If you are going to bend your beliefs to God's will, then I would say that you belong in any number of Bible believing denominations such as the Evangelical Free Church, which I belong to. Go to their website(efca dot org, I can't post links yet, so the dot is actually . ) and read their statement of faith and I think you will see that we base our doctrine to biblical truths, not the other way around.

God bless!
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I think the OP was Which Denomination Am I, not which denomination should I belong to (i.e. which is the Biblical denomination). We all have our opinions on that question, but, as I posted earlier, I think the OP was answered really well.
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Originally Posted by bbbbbbb View Post
I think the OP was Which Denomination Am I, not which denomination should I belong to (i.e. which is the Biblical denomination). We all have our opinions on that question, but, as I posted earlier, I think the OP was answered really well.
Yes, that is exactly what I asked. I didn't ask for anyone's opinion about what is Biblical or not. So if anyone has a problem with my beliefs or convictions, I really don't need to hear about it here.

And yes, the answer I got was pretty good. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by whateveristrue View Post
I am a Calvinist.

I do NOT believe in infant Baptism, but I am not a Baptist... because I don't believe immersion is necessary for Baptism.

Regarding tongues and spiritual gifts; I believe they exist, but I take a cautious stance. Definitely not a cessationist.

What denomination am I?
If you are a calvinist, then you are a member of a religion started by a mere man in the 16th century named John Calvin.

BTW, John Calvin was the first man in history to deny the salvific aspect of baptism, especially for children. What, was everyone else in christendom wrong for the first 2/3 of Christianity?

hmmm?

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If you are a calvinist, then you are a member of a religion started by a mere man in the 16th century named John Calvin.

BTW, John Calvin was the first man in history to deny the salvific aspect of baptism, especially for children. What, was everyone else in christendom wrong for the first 2/3 of Christianity?

hmmm?

peace, papist
Apparently, you don't fully understand Reformed and Calvinism. There is Reformed Baptist Churches who are calvinist. Calvinism is a doctrine relating to salvation while baptism is different among calvinists.

I agree that Sovereign Grace Ministries may be the denomination that OP are looking for. Its Reformed, Calvinist, Charismatic and Baptism.
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God gave us conscience. If the truth of God's Word opposes the world's wisdom on a certain issue, you must align yourself with God's Word.

Faith is from God, not from man. Man can do nothing to earn or receive it. Martin Luther

If we take our doctrines into our hearts where they belong, they can cause upheavals of emotion and sleepless nights. This is far better than toying with academic ideas that never touch life. John Piper

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Apparently, you don't fully understand Reformed and Calvinism. There is Reformed Baptist Churches who are calvinist. Calvinism is a doctrine relating to salvation while baptism is different among calvinists.

I agree that Sovereign Grace Ministries may be the denomination that OP are looking for. Its Reformed, Calvinist, Charismatic and Baptism.

Thank you for reinforcing my factual beliefs about protestantism, in that one can never define it because it is never the same anywhere you go, it changes constantly, both in practice and doctrine, and is every man for himself. Each person is their own pope, prophet and authority, while claiming that scripture is.

Sad really, but true.

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Thank you for reinforcing my factual beliefs about protestantism, in that one can never define it because it is never the same anywhere you go, it changes constantly, both in practice and doctrine, and is every man for himself. Each person is their own pope, prophet and authority, while claiming that scripture is.

Sad really, but true.

peace, papist
I know what you mean however, many of us Protestants agree with Martin Luther that Church Tradition often contradicts the Word of God. Tradition sometimes troubles me. No Church can give me fullness of my faith. Romans 8:9 says, "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His." Spiritual Church is "invisible unity" which assumed to be imperfectly displayed, visibly: some denominations are less accepting of others, and the basic orthodoxy of some is questioned by most of the others. At the instant of our conversion, we become "eternal members" in the universal (catholic) church of Jesus Christ, based solely on His merit and grace.
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