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I think starting a new thread based on an old one is against forum rules.Start a new one!
It would have been good to a have a professional participating in the thread.Chris Naunton said:Hi Steven,
I think we’re in a position at the moment to know what, if any, real-life event(s) might have inspired the Exodus narrative but there is a lot of material that can be brought bear on the debate. You might find the following, recently-published book of interest: The Exodus
Best wishes,
Chris
I don't even know what thread you're talking about.I think starting a new thread based on an old one is against forum rules.
It's a shame the thread was closed down as the Egyptologist Chris Naunton wanted to make a comment on the general outlook archaeologists have on the Bible.
2. All of existence was made as a playground for humans. If humans evolved randomly then it was just chance that we came to be, and then what would be the purpose for the universe existing if humans weren't destined to be? Perhaps these people feel uncomfortable that a universe wasn't destined to have humans, and without humans at the centre of it would be purposeless and therefore goes against the core belief that god created everything for us.
The Universe evidently was destined to have humans --> because Here We Are here.
That was of course the ultimate purpose of this glorious universe.And the rain is obviously designed to water the plants in my garden.
Tell them that.Some of that stuff is not only false, it is positively slanderous.
I'll let Christians who are not Baptists but still require total immersion (like, for instance, Seventh Day Adventists) set them straight--if they care. What I am telling you is not to rely on that website.Tell them that.
(Or will they set you straight?)
What website do you suggest we rely on, to show that Baptists aren't Protestants?I'll let Christians who are not Baptists but still require total immersion (like, for instance, Seventh Day Adventists) set them straight--if they care. What I am telling you is not to rely on that website.
I wouldn't rely on any website as a substitute for actual study of the history of Christian denominations. My question would be, why is it so important to you that Baptists not be Protestants that you are willing to link us to a bogus website like that to convince us?What website do you suggest we rely on, to show that Baptists aren't Protestants?
I wouldn't rely on any website as a substitute for actual study of the history of Christian denominations. My question would be, why is it so important to you that Baptists not be Protestants that you are willing to link us to a bogus website like that to convince us?
Fair enough.I wouldn't rely on any website as a substitute for actual study of the history of Christian denominations. My question would be, why is it so important to you that Baptists not be Protestants that you are willing to link us to a bogus website like that to convince us?
We aren't a denomination.This sounds a lot like that other weirdness that gets tossed about that it isn't a religion. It's as if being one religion of many or one denomination of Protestants among many diminishes them somehow.
We aren't a denomination.
Not even close.
Read The Trail of Blood, by J. M. Carroll.
If you are not a denomination then you are not a part of Christianity (which is all that "denomination" means). Your two options then become, 1. Baptists aren't Christians or 2. All other Christians are false.We aren't a denomination.
Not even close.
Read The Trail of Blood, by J. M. Carroll.
Zwingli, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and the Tudors were.Not interested in gore.
Read ... The ... Trail ... Of ... Blood ... by ... J. ... M. ... Carroll ... please.If you are not a denomination then you are not a part of Christianity (which is all that "denomination" means). Your two options then become, 1. Baptists aren't Christians or 2. All other Christians are false.
Independent Baptist churches (some also called Independent Fundamental Baptist or IFB) are Christian congregations, generally holding to conservative (primarily fundamentalist) Baptist beliefs. The term independent refers to the doctrinal position of church autonomy and a refusal to join any affiliated Baptist denomination, convention or hierarchical structure.
Being a "denomination" does not imply the existence of or membership in a hierarchical structure. It is enough that Independent Fundamental Baptists have a name that they be called a denomination.Read ... The ... Trail ... Of ... Blood ... by ... J. ... M. ... Carroll ... please.
Better yet, learn what an Independent Fundamental Baptist is.
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You're saying that once we take a name, we give up the right to claim we're non-denominational?Being a "denomination" does not imply the existence of or membership in a hierarchical structure. It is enough that Independent Fundamental Baptists have a name that they be called a denomination.
Technically, yes. Although I suspect your point reflects the assumption that the term "denomination" implies an extended heirarchical or leadership structure above the concregation level--which, srictly speaking, it does not. But "denomination" can also refer to a group of congregations with doctrine in common if nothing else.You're saying that once we take a name, we give up the right to claim we're non-denominational?
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