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Well, nobody's perfect.I'm Presbyterian now.![]()
... which is why we're PresbyterianWell, nobody's perfect.![]()
Well done, my friend.... which is why we're Presbyterian.
While we totally disagree with the RB way of making someone wait until they are 17 (that was the age my old church set) until they can even be considered for church membership (because nobody younger could possibly be a Christian . . . we feel that this discourages young Christians and sets a high level of "you must achieve x, y, and z before we'll even wonder if you're a Christian"), we are having some problems with the Presbyterian tradition of "confirmation," aka becoming a communicant member.
Oy.These kids have been catechized and had Bible verses drilled into them. But they lack good fruit. In some of them, their fruit stinks!
We are in a really good PCA church, and the pastor is actually OPC. We love it, but this is one aspect that we are really struggling with. Any thoughts?
I think if a church has a confirmation process, it should include giving evidence of suffering for the sake of Christ.
Things always sound like a good idea at first -- and then you hit the hard cases: parents isolating or protecting kids, e.g.I think if a church has a confirmation process, it should include giving evidence of suffering for the sake of Christ.