Baptists getting on my nerves

[Lotar]

Hey Mike, your just digging up all the old ones, aren't you

 

[MikeMcK]

Hey Mike, your just digging up all the old ones, aren't you

You know, I am so bored, I may chew my own wrist off just to see what will happen.

Seriously, I know some of these are pretty old but they're new to me. I've never seen them and there are a lot of people who have joined since these posts went behind the curtain.

 

[Isaiah 53]

What is it about the baptist church that they insist on telling everyone to "turn or burn" every single Sunday? I've been church shopping in my hometown up here lately, and I've had the misfortune of running into some "Community Churches" that all they do is tell everyone they are going to hell if they don't know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Don't misinterpret the frustration here, I'm all for winning souls for Christ, but folks, there are 66 books in the bible, can we at least explore a few of them, outside of John 3:16 and Romans 3:23?
I don't know about anyone else, but I get real tired of hearing the salvation message week in and week out. And 99% of the people in church have heard it a million times already as well. It would seem to me that the church would be better served preaching something people might not have heard before, rather then regurgitating the same message week in and week out. It's pretty weak theology if you ask me to repeat "turn or burn" every week. That to me takes no effort on the part of the pastor.

Anyone else have a similar experience? Anyone enjoy hearing it every week? Any of you baptists care to defend your faith? Maybe the Presbyterian in me is showing itself, but for my money, I want to get some "meat" with my worship experience, and the salvation message is like a broken record to me. I gave my life to Christ years ago, can me move on to more stimulating topics...please?

I haven't read all the responses so please bear with me. I am Southern Baptist; and no we do not hear the same message week after week. The truth is Christ is taught throughout the entire Bible; there isn't a message that cannot be connected with Salvation through Christ.

The point of the Bible and of God's work is for us to receive salvation. I personally love to hear how Jonah's trials involves my individual relationship with the Creator of the Universe; only possible through the salvation of Christ.

PEACE IN CHRIST!!

 

[A Brethren IN CHRIST]

What is it about the baptist church that they insist on telling everyone to "turn or burn" every single Sunday? I've been church shopping in my hometown up here lately, and I've had the misfortune of running into some "Community Churches" that all they do is tell everyone they are going to hell if they don't know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Don't misinterpret the frustration here, I'm all for winning souls for Christ, but folks, there are 66 books in the bible, can we at least explore a few of them, outside of John 3:16 and Romans 3:23?
I don't know about anyone else, but I get real tired of hearing the salvation message week in and week out. And 99% of the people in church have heard it a million times already as well. It would seem to me that the church would be better served preaching something people might not have heard before, rather then regurgitating the same message week in and week out. It's pretty weak theology if you ask me to repeat "turn or burn" every week. That to me takes no effort on the part of the pastor.

Anyone else have a similar experience? Anyone enjoy hearing it every week? Any of you baptists care to defend your faith? Maybe the Presbyterian in me is showing itself, but for my money, I want to get some "meat" with my worship experience, and the salvation message is like a broken record to me. I gave my life to Christ years ago, can me move on to more stimulating topics...please?

Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the kindness of God leadeththee to repentance?

 

[Bayhawks83]

ive been going to cherrydale baptist church all my life, i dont find anything wrong with it. the pastor king is great.