Poll: What denomination are you?

Today at 12:41 AM kiwi believer said this in Post #10

Hi - I"m a Pentecostal -- used to be a Catholic Charismatic i.e. a catholic who has been Baptised in the Holy Spirit -- The Lord led me to the Assembly of God.

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That is a common experience in our area and was true for me..from RC to AOG..
Now a Presbyterian...wanna figure that out

Evangelical Anglican myself.  Great to see all these different parts united together in the body of Christ!

rnmomof7 wrote:#21
"That is a common experience in our area and was true for me..from RC to AOG..Now a Presbyterian...wanna figure that out"

Sounds like growth to me!
tulc

Bapticostal lol

Southern Baptist/ learning about Pentecostalism

Today at 01:52 PM rnmomof7 said this in Post #21




That is a common experience in our area and was true for me..from RC to AOG..
Now a Presbyterian...wanna figure that out

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Actually mine's almost the reverse =P

I was nondenominational Charismatic, I'm currently leaving part of a different denomination which is very much like Prebyterian, and I'm becoming Catholic LOL

But I still hold onto Calvinism and Charismaticism =)

-Jason

Pentecostal.

I'm Baptist.

United Methodist

I do not have a denomination. The division of Christianity makes me sad. I have visited many different churches in the past and so far the one I find myself attending the most often is a Southern Baptist one. (Even though it is almost 2 hours away from my house.) I was asked to become its member today and I politely declined. I prefer not to put a label on myself that might confuse some people, especially when I visit churches of different denominations. After all, God is everywhere. I believe in Jesus Christ and His Holy Bible. Everything else is secondary...

"Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment." (1 Corinthians 1:10)

I'm Assemblies of God, Pentecostal...

rnmomof7....it's interesting that you became Presbyterian.....apparently there was a poll that the majority of the AOG members leaving the denomination became Presbyterians.....sort of brings that poll to life.

United Methodist here too!

Yesterday at 11:45 AM Hoonbaba said this in Post #13




sklipp, you're a charismatic Catholic!?!?  Wow, cool stuff =)

I don't exactly have a denomination..but I'm becoming Catholic, so I'd say charismatic Catholic.

-Jason

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Jason

Yesterday at 11:50 AM Hoonbaba said this in Post #14



Hi SeekerofJesus,

from http://withchrist.org/catholic.htm:

1992 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Catholic charismatic renewal movement. Emerging from humble beginnings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1967, the late 1960s and 1970s saw the Catholic charismatic renewal flourish in the church. While it experienced slow decline in the 1980s, it remains one of the most energetic forces in the Catholic church. It is estimated that 10 million American Catholics have been involved in the renewal, and that worldwide Catholic involvement may be as high as 50 to 65 million. Catholics now make up more than a fifth of the worldwide Pentecostal-charismatic constituency. Like the broader movement, charismatic Catholics emphasize the charisma or gifts of the Holy Spirit, the importance of being baptized in the Holy Spirit, and the Spirit-filled life. Charismatic Catholics tend to be more evangelical in belief, emphasizing personal faith and trust in Christ, and the assurance of salvation. Reformed theologian J. I. Packer comments concerning charismatic Catholic piety: It is a fact that in charismatic Catholicism, joyful trust in Christ as one's sin-bearing Savior and loving fellowship with him in his risen life have shifted the traditional devotional focus away from the somber disciplines of self-denial and suffering and away, too, from the anxieties about merit and destiny to which the formulations of the Council of Trent naturally give rise. Does Catholic doctrine as Trent defined it permit assurance of salvation based on once-for-all justification through faith? Opinions, both Protestant and Catholic, differ about that. Nevertheless, Catholic charismatics do observably enjoy this assurance, while yet maintaining humility, a sense of sin, and a life of repentance often more successfully than do their Protestant counterparts. And Protestant and Catholic charismatic teaching on the Christian life is to all intents and purposes identical. Is this not significant for the Christian future? It is true that many charismatic Catholics describe themselves as "born again, Spirit-filled Catholics."

Hope this helps =)

-Jason

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Jason, well said! That is exactly what a Charismatic Catholic is......i couldn't have said it better. God bless you.

29th March 2003 at 11:41 PM kiwi believer said this in Post #10

used to be a Catholic Charismatic i.e. a catholic who has been Baptised in the Holy Spirit

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Hmmm, I thought all Catholics were baptised:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

yep... that's what i have seen at baptisms

30th March 2003 at 12:58 PM tulc said this in Post #23

rnmomof7 wrote:#21
"That is a common experience in our area and was true for me..from RC to AOG..Now a Presbyterian...wanna figure that out"

Sounds like growth to me!
tulc

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So in other words, if a person changes from Catholic, eventually to Presbyterian, they are growing spiritually?

3rd April 2003 at 12:33 AM humblejoe said this in Post #37



So in other words, if a person changes from Catholic, eventually to Presbyterian, they are growing spiritually?

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Yep. You heard it right.

Oh, I am attedning an Evangelical Free Church.

southern babtist

3rd April 2003 at 01:31 AM humblejoe said this in Post #35



Hmmm, I thought all Catholics were baptised:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

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Different baptisims Joe.

One is in water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

The other is by fire. . . called the baptisim in the Holy Ghost.

Matt 3:11, Mark 1:8, Acts 1:5, Acts 11:16,