Other than the KJV only and what I would consider to be a legalistic bent on letters J&K concerning sanctification, it seems like a basic Baptist doctrinal statement---it could easily fit a GARB Church. So, somehow, I bet that is not what Doc was talking about...but I've been offline for a couple of days. Blessings, Randy Jeff Hallmark wrote: > > I have nothing to hide, here is our statement of faith. > > Everyday is a great day in the Lord. > > > > The ABC's of Our Statement of Faith > > We Believe: > > A. That the Bible is the Word of God, given by direct inspiration; and > is infallible and inerrant. We believe specifically that the > Authorized Version (KJV) is a correct translation of the Received Text > (Textus Receptus) which has been divinely preserved from the original > autographs given to the prophets and apostles by plenary inspiration > of the Holy Spirit. This church does not accept or use any other > translation in the English tongue (/2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21/). > > B. That there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, > Son, and Holy Spirit (/Psalm 2:2,7; Psalm 139:1-16; Isaiah 63:10; John > 4:24; 15:26; 16:7; James 1:17/). > > C. That the Lord Jesus Christ is the uniquely begotten Son of God, and > fully man; that He was virgin-born, lived a sinless life, was > crucified, died and was buried; that He was resurrected, ascended to > the Father bodily and will return for His saints before He comes to > judge the world and rule the world, and that Christ died for the sins > of the world, and that His blood on Calvary has paid the full price > for mankind's redemption and has eternal power to cleanse from all sin > and save from Hell (/Isaiah 7:l4; Matthew 24:29-3l; Luke 1:3l-35; John > l:l,2; Romans 9:l5; 1 Corinthians l5:l-4; 2 Corinthians 5:l4,l5; > Philippians 2:6-8; Revelation 3:l0/). > > D. That the Holy Spirit is a Person who convicts the world of sin, of > righteousness, and of judgement; and that He is the supernatural Agent > in regeneration, baptizing all believers at salvation, indwelling > them, and sealing them unto the day of redemption (/John l6:l3; > Ephesians 5:l8; 1 John 2:20,27/). > > E. That all men are by nature sinful and lost and that for eternal > salvation, Holy Spirit regeneration is absolutely essential (/John > 3:5; Romans 3:24; 5:l; 6:l0; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; 1 John 2:2/). > > F. That men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed > blood of Jesus Christ (/Acts l6:3l; Romans 5:l; 2 Corinthians > l5:l8-2l; Titus 3:5; 1 John 2:2/). > > G. That Satan is a person and that the lake of Fire is a place of > eternal conscious punishment for all unsaved (/Isaiah l4:l2-l4; > Ezekiel 28:l4; Revelation. 20:7, ll-l5/). > > H. That a New Testament church is a local organized body of baptized > believers practicing Scriptural ordinances and being actively engaged > in fulfilling the Great Commission (/Matthew 28:19,20; 1 Corinthians > 5:4; Ephesians 4:ll-l6; 5:23,24; Hebrews l0:25/). > > I. That all the redeemed, that is those who are "born-again", are kept > by God's power, and are secure in Christ for eternity (/John 6:37-40; > l0:27-30; //Romans 8:l,38,39; 1 Corinthians l:4-8; 1 Peter l:5/). > > J. That it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance > of their salvation through the testimony of God's Word, which, > however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion > to the flesh (/Romans l3:l3,l4; Galatians 5:l3; Titus 2:ll-l5/). > > K. That sanctification is God's will for all believers and that it > involves the believer's separation from the world, his cleansing in > life, and complete dedication to Christ in service; but not the > eradication of the Adamic nature. That all the saved should live in > such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour and Lord; > and, that separation from all religious apostasy, worldly practices > and associations is commanded by God, including all forms of > immorality and homosexuality (/Romans l2:l,2; l4:l3; 2 Corinthians > 5:l9,20; 2 Timothy 3:l-5: 1 John 2:l5-l7; 2 John 9-ll/). > > L. That water baptism by immersion following conversion is a symbolic > ordinance setting forth the death, burial and resurrection of Christ; > and the believer's union with Him in death and resurrection. That > baptism is a Scriptural ordinance of the church requiring immersion of > believers only, to be administered by the New Testament local church > (/Matthew 28:l9,20; Acts 2:38; l0:47; l6:33/). > > M. That the Lord's Supper is a Scriptural ordinance of the local > church to be partaken of by the local church membership (/1 > Corinthians ll:23-34/). > > N. That there is a physical resurrection of both the saved and the > lost; the saved unto the resurrection of life and the lost unto the > resurrection of damnation (/1 Corinthians l5:5l-57; 2 Corinthians 5:8; > 1 Thessalonians 4:l4-l7; Revelation. 20:ll-l5/). > > O. That there will be a pre-millennial, pre-tribulation rapture of the > saints (/1 Thessalonians 4:l4-l7; Titus 2:l3; Revelation. 3:l0/). > > P. That the modern Charismatic Movement (i.e. tongues, prophecies, > healers, signs and wonders, etc.) is not Biblical and we do not accept > it as being from God. > > Q. That the ecumenical drive to unite all religions into one super > church is totally unscriptural. > > > > The above Statement of Faith is the same as our Sending Church - > Greater Vancouver Baptist Church. > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 4:31 PM, <Dpowellaz2@... > <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...>> wrote: > > Remember that when it comes to some of your conclusions others on > this forum view you as the wrong one! One does not have to be > all-inclusive to conclude that some of your doctrinal conclusions > are indeed in error. The problem is not with you but some of your > beliefs. If by your comments "some do not have the Word of God > today" you mean some use another translation of God's Word, then > you have just proven my point!! > Be Bless and have a wonderful day in the Lord tomorrow! > Doc > > In a message dated 7/5/2008 2:26:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard > Time, bctexan@... <mailto:bctexan@...> writes: > > David P, it is not my concern is one agrees with my > conclusions or not. Doctrinal error must be exposed, if one is > all-inclusive in doctrine. They will have a problem with those > of us who are not all-inclusive in doctrine. Jesus, Peter and > Paul all exposed error inline with the Word of God. But then > some do not have the Word of God today, yet many of us have > God's Word today. > > Enjoy the heat. > > > > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 2:13 PM, <Dpowellaz2@... > <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...>> wrote: > > I understand but you must also know that there are many > who do not share your conclusions. So you see, in many of > these videos you share it is indeed a disagreement. > Sometimes, I am not necessarily referring to these > particular ones, what you feel is error is not what > others, equally dedicated to God's Word as yourself, > classify as error. There is a fine line between pointing > out error (IYO) and in putting down other servants of God! > Doc > > > */Shalom Alechem...Barukh Hashem Y'shua!/* > (*Peace and Blessings in Jesus' name!*) > Pastor Dr. David Powell > > In a message dated 7/5/2008 12:24:51 P.M. US Mountain > Standard Time, bctexan@... > <mailto:bctexan@...> writes: > > David P, it is not that we "just disagree with" but > error that needs to be exposed. > > > > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 9:52 AM, <Dpowellaz2@... > <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...>> wrote: > > I just think that our time can better be spent > leading people to Christ instead away from > teachers we don't agree with. If our voices were > going to make a difference it would have long ago! > Doc > > In a message dated 7/5/2008 9:39:46 A.M. US > Mountain Standard Time, dwarner@... > <mailto:dwarner@...> writes: > > *Are none of these people still on the public > airwaves teaching and preaching these same > doctrines which call for gospel preachers to > warn this present generation? I've heard of > most of these people but do not know if any > are actively soliciting new followers today.* > > ** > > *DW* > > ** > > ** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Dpowellaz2@... > <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...> > [mailto:Dpowellaz2@... > <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...>] > *Sent:* Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:32 PM > *To:* pastorsforum@... > <mailto:pastorsforum@...> > *Subject:* Re: [PastorsForum] Teaching of > False Teachers > > > > I must agree with Randy at this point. It > sxeems rather nonsense to drudge up old issues > unless it is just for the sole purpose of > putting doesn people that have already been > dealt with. I am not a fan of any of those > mentioned but why don't we stick with > contemporary issues rather than some that are > so far back as to not really be issues at all, > at least not for those today! > > Doc > > > > In a message dated 7/5/2008 9:04:42 A.M. US > Mountain Standard Time, shieldwolf@... > <mailto:shieldwolf@...> writes: > > A Jeff, while most of this news isn't as > old as "Hitler invades Poland" it > is at least 15 years old because 15 years > ago I was selling the following > books that dealt with this: > A different Gospel, > http://www.amazon.com/Different-Gospel-Biblical-Historical-Insights/dp/1565631323/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215273625&sr=8-1 > <http://www.amazon.com/Different-Gospel-Biblical-Historical-Insights/dp/1565631323/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215273625&sr=8-1> > and Micheal Horton's the Agony of Deceit > http://www.amazon.com/Agony-Deceit-Preachers-Really-Teaching/dp/0802487785/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215273675&sr=1-11 > <http://www.amazon.com/Agony-Deceit-Preachers-Really-Teaching/dp/0802487785/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215273675&sr=1-11> > and Hank Hannegraff had one, too. > > It looks like these books are almost 20 > years old. Granted, the data is > still there and the folk you mentioned > still seem to be proclaiming their > heterodox to heretical views, but still. > Those fish have been in the sun > for some time now. > > Blessings! > Randy > > > > In Their Own Words — Word Faith > > Teachers<http://www.sliceoflaodicea.com/?p=980>from > > sliceoflaodicea.com > <http://sliceoflaodicea.com/><http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sliceoflaodicea.com%2F%3Ffeed%3Drss2>by > > Ingrid > > Schlueter > > > > Here John Avanzini > > declares<http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/duplacate.mp3>that > God > > told him that morning that His eternal > purpose is duplicating > > Himself in the earth. Avanzini is one of > the speakers at the Word Faith > > conference where Ray Comfort will be > speaking. Ray has no choice but to > > expose this blasphemy to the people > attending. > > > > Here's Kenneth Copeland claiming that God > the Father is from another > > planet<http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/motherplanet.mp3> > > . > > > > Here Paul Crouch and Kenneth > > Copeland<http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/jesusnotgod.mp3>question > > that Jesus was God. > > > > Here Benny Hinn teaches > > <http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/bennywegod.mp3>that > God made us > > little gods. > > > > Here Copeland lays the foundation of Word of > > Faith<http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/copland-god-man.mp3>teachings–Adam > > was God. > > > > Those who are further interested in > learning about the roots of the Word > > of > > Faith teachings should read this excellent > > article<http://www.letusreason.org/WF48.htm>on > how the Word of Faith > > teachings came out of the mind sciences. > > > > ShareThis<http://sharethis.com/item?&wp=2.5.1&publisher=832b0e77-8253-476c-8a10-bc287bfe33c0&title=In+Their+Own+Words+%26%238212%3B+Word+Faith+Teachers&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sliceoflaodicea.com%2F%3Fp%3D980 > <http://sharethis.com/item?&wp=2.5.1&publisher=832b0e77-8253-476c-8a10-bc287bfe33c0&title=In+Their+Own+Words+%26%238212%3B+Word+Faith+Teachers&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sliceoflaodicea.com%2F%3Fp%3D980>> > > Popout > > Original audio source > <http://www.biblefacts.org/cult/mp3/duplacate.mp3> > > > > > > -- > > Bro. Jeff Hallmark > > www.sprucelandbaptist.com > <http://www.sprucelandbaptist.com/> > > http://baptist-potluck.blogspot.com/ > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-join@... > <mailto:pastorsforum-join@...> > > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > <mailto:pastorsforum-unsubscribe@...> > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-join@... > <mailto:pastorsforum-join@...> > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > <mailto:pastorsforum-unsubscribe@...> > > > > */Shalom Alechem...Barukh Hashem Y'shua!/* > (*Peace and Blessings in Jesus' name!*) > Pastor Dr. David Powell > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Gas prices getting you down? 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