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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities
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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities
• Personal Offence
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Reasons I Did Not Leave
Reasons I Did Not Leave
• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities
• Personal Offence
• Personal Opportunities
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)• Obeying His commands (Jn
14:15,21)
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)• Obeying His commands (Jn
14:15,21)• Seeking His will in everything!
(1 Jn 2:3-5)
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)• Obeying His commands (Jn
14:15,21)• Seeking His will in everything!
(1 Jn 2:3-5)– Refusing traditions (Mt 15:8-9)
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)• Obeying His commands (Jn
14:15,21)• Seeking His will in everything!
(1 Jn 2:3-5)– Refusing traditions (Mt 15:8-9)– “Show me and I will do it!”
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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?
• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 6:24,33)• Obeying His commands (Jn
14:15,21)• Seeking His will in everything!
(1 Jn 2:3-5)– Refusing traditions (Mt 15:8-9)– “Show me and I will do it!”
• I was taught these things as a Baptist!
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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
• What does the Bible say? (Eph 4:4-6)
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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
• What does the Bible say? (Eph 4:4-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal 1:6-10)
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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
• What does the Bible say? (Eph 4:4-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal 1:6-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches? (Eph 1:22-23)
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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
• What does the Bible say? (Eph 4:4-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal 1:6-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches? (Eph 1:22-23)
• Can we be one and ignore our differences? (Jn 17:20-23)
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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?
• What does the Bible say? (Eph 4:4-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal 1:6-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches? (Eph 1:22-23)
• Can we be one and ignore our differences? (Jn 17:20-23)
• Denominationalism=Division
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Origin:
– Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Origin:
– Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
Church Jesus Built
• Origin: – Founded by Jesus in
Jerusalem in 33 AD
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Origin:
– Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
• Name: – Church and
members called Baptist
Church Jesus Built
• Origin: – Founded by Jesus in
Jerusalem in 33 AD
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Origin:
– Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
• Name: – Church and
members called Baptist
Church Jesus Built• Origin:
– Founded by Jesus in Jerusalem in 33 AD
• Name: – Church of Christ
(Rom 16:16) – Church of God
(1 Cor 1:1-2)– Christians (Acts
11:26; 1 Cor 1:10-13)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Organization:
– Local – Pastor, board of deacons
– Universally – Conventions and colleges
.
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Organization:
– Local – Pastor, board of deacons
– Universally – Conventions and colleges
Church Jesus Built
• Organization: – Elders, deacons,
and members (1 Pet 5:1,2; Acts 20:28; 14:23)
– Jesus is head!
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Organization:
– Local – Pastor, board of deacons
– Universally – Conventions and colleges
• Rule of Faith: – No difference in OT
+ NT Creeds used
Church Jesus Built
• Organization: – Elders, deacons,
and members (1 Pet 5:1,2; Acts 20:28; 14:23)
– Jesus is head!
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Organization:
– Local – Pastor, board of deacons
– Universally – Conventions and colleges
• Rule of Faith: – No difference in OT
+ NT Creeds used
Church Jesus Built
• Organization: – Elders, deacons,
and members (1 Pet 5:1,2; Acts 20:28; 14:23)
– Jesus is head!
• Rule of Faith: – The NT of Christ
(Col 2:14-17; Heb 8:6-8; 9:16)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Worship:
– Tithing – Women lead– Instrumental Music– Communion seldom
observed
.
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Worship:
– Tithing – Women lead– Instrumental Music– Communion seldom
observed
Church Jesus Built
• Worship:– Giving (1 Cor 16:2)– Men lead (1 Cor
14:34) – Singing (Eph 5:19)– Communion
observed every Sunday(Acts 20:7)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Worship:
– Tithing – Women lead– Instrumental Music– Communion seldom
observed
• Work of Church – Spiritual, physical,
and social
Church Jesus Built
• Worship:– Giving (1 Cor 16:2)– Men lead (1 Cor
14:34) – Singing (Eph 5:19)– Communion
observed every Sunday(Acts 20:7)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Worship:
– Tithing – Women lead– Instrumental Music– Communion seldom
observed
• Work of Church – Spiritual, physical,
and social
Church Jesus Built• Worship:
– Giving (1 Cor 16:2)– Men lead (1 Cor
14:34) – Singing (Eph 5:19)– Communion
observed every Sunday(Acts 20:7)
• Work of Church– Spiritual Work
(Eph 4:11-12)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Membership:
– Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the Baptist church
Church Jesus Built
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Membership:
– Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the Baptist church
Church Jesus Built
• Membership: – Faith, repentance,
confession + baptism for salvation (Acts 2:38; 9:3-11; 22:16)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Membership:
– Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the Baptist church
• Apostasy: – Once a man is
saved he can never be lost.
Church Jesus Built
• Membership: – Faith, repentance,
confession + baptism for salvation (Acts 2:38; 9:3-11; 22:16)
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Why I Left The Baptist Church
Why I Left The Baptist Church
Baptist Churches• Membership:
– Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the Baptist church
• Apostasy: – Once a man is
saved he can never be lost.
Church Jesus Built
• Membership: – Faith, repentance,
confession + baptism for salvation (Acts 2:38; 9:3-11; 22:16)
• Apostasy: – We must be faithful
(Gal 5:1-4)
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”– “But I have been baptized already!”
(Acts 2:38; 19:1-6)
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”– “But I have been baptized already!”
(Acts 2:38; 19:1-6)
• The man of faith would ask: “What would Jesus do?”
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”– “But I have been baptized already!”
(Acts 2:38; 19:1-6)
• The man of faith would ask: “What would Jesus do?”
• What should I do about the consequences?
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”– “But I have been baptized already!” (Acts 2:38;
19:1-6)
• The man of faith would ask: “What would Jesus do?”
• What should I do about the consequences?– The same as Moses (Heb 11:24-26)
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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced
• There were several excuses I considered– “I have been sincere.”– “All of my family is Baptist.”– “I do not know anyone.”– “But I have been baptized already!” (Acts 2:38;
19:1-6)
• The man of faith would ask: “What would Jesus do?”
• What should I do about the consequences?– The same as Moses (Heb 11:24-26)– There were consequences, but no regrets! (Phil
3:8-9)
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