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Recent content by Andreas89

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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    The rebukes in this thread have caused me to re-evaluate my position. I have had a change of heart. I no longer have a long list of self-imposed requirements for baptism. I simply want to be baptized according to how it was done in Acts, and I am now of the belief that anyone can perform a...
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    Searching for a believer in Quebec (or if no one in QC, then North America) to baptise me

    Just realized I might be breaking a forum rule, will have to discuss with mods - and decide if this forum is right for me or not.
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    I just had the strangest experience...?

    In the Apocalypse of Abraham, which was almost certainly written originally in Hebrew, we have an interesting portion, where Azazel speaks to Abraham through a bird, and the angel that is guiding Abraham gives him this advice: And I uttered the words that the angel taught me. And then the angel...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    It definitely appears to originate in the spiritual realm. People can become hosts for Satan, and even allow demons/fallen angels/Satan to speak through them, so one can assume that it isn't out of the realm of possibility for these demons to speak through people using their hands and eyes...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    Am I allowed to be suspicious and question it though? I agree that I am not in a position to judge. My first post seems to err more towards the fact that there is a connection, which in retrospect is erroneous since it is based on a lot of assumptions. Could you elaborate? How can a judgment...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    First of all, I would like to point out that I made an edit, adding the word "these" in front of pastors, so as not to assert that all pastors are performing these hand signs. Furthermore, I would like to add another correction, removing the word occult in front of hand signs in the first...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    The accusation that these pastors are performing hand signs is certainly not based on nothing. It is based on my understanding of the occult and the observation of my own eyes. The assertion, however, that they are doing them purposely and with occult/magick/witchcraft intent was never made...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    Thank you for your input. I do feel that the way in which I approached the topic could be considered backbiting. If anyone else can chime in on what constitutes backbiting, or slander, I would appreciate it, as I definitely do not want to do that. The greek word katalalos, which is translated as...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    You have a good point, and I am concerned about this. I might have been passing judgement too harshly, in a way that might not be upbuilding. I am torn between not judging, and then being called to judge those on the inside 1 Corinthians 5:12. I really want to help people, but I don't want to...
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    Can't find a church - need to get baptized

    Edit: I have had a change of heart regarding the matters expressed in this OP and no longer hold the same position of condemnation on churches and their members based on hand signs, and their doctrines and practices. I will seek to upbuild and correct when necessary, but not condemn. Please read...