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Hello!
I was raised Baptist, but lately I have been exploring the other denominations of Christianity and feel drawn to Presbyterianism.
I find myself agreeing with Presbyterians more than any other denomination, but there are a few issues that keep me from switching.
1. I am a credobaptist, but I'm aware that most denominations will practice believer's baptism if requested. Can a Presbyterian be a credobaptist? I may disagree with paedobaptism, but it is a relatively minor issue to me and I dont see it as an issue worth dividing over.
2. I find myself agreeing with the presbyterian view of church government than the congregational one. However, I believe that the NT church had a presbyterian structure but the local congregations still had a good degree of autonomy. So I think the most biblical and ideal church government is the one that combines the two.
3. I have become more accepting of Reformed theology, particularly the New Covenant Theology espoused by some Reformed Baptists, but I don't believe the Church has replaced Israel, but rather it has been grafted onto the olive tree that is spiritual Israel and that God still has a plan for national Israel and will one day be grafted back in. Basically, I see them as seperate entities, but not to the extreme dispensationalists insist on. Beyond that, I have no official beliefs about eschatology.
Could I fit in well with Presbyterianism (specifically the PCA), or there things I still need to work on?
I was raised Baptist, but lately I have been exploring the other denominations of Christianity and feel drawn to Presbyterianism.
I find myself agreeing with Presbyterians more than any other denomination, but there are a few issues that keep me from switching.
1. I am a credobaptist, but I'm aware that most denominations will practice believer's baptism if requested. Can a Presbyterian be a credobaptist? I may disagree with paedobaptism, but it is a relatively minor issue to me and I dont see it as an issue worth dividing over.
2. I find myself agreeing with the presbyterian view of church government than the congregational one. However, I believe that the NT church had a presbyterian structure but the local congregations still had a good degree of autonomy. So I think the most biblical and ideal church government is the one that combines the two.
3. I have become more accepting of Reformed theology, particularly the New Covenant Theology espoused by some Reformed Baptists, but I don't believe the Church has replaced Israel, but rather it has been grafted onto the olive tree that is spiritual Israel and that God still has a plan for national Israel and will one day be grafted back in. Basically, I see them as seperate entities, but not to the extreme dispensationalists insist on. Beyond that, I have no official beliefs about eschatology.
Could I fit in well with Presbyterianism (specifically the PCA), or there things I still need to work on?