Terry,

Thanks!  I especially like and agree with this:  Performance doesn't insure 
Spirit-led, but
>Spirit-led does insure performance.

Nancy


>From: Terry Rayburn <terryrayburn@...>
>Reply-To: soundofgrace@...
>To: soundofgrace@...
>Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Membership on PuritanBoard.com - Be honest, 
>now.
>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 20:23:16 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Nancy,
>
>Regarding church covenants, simply this...
>
>To bind a believer to something which is beyond
>the scriptures, in order to be a recognized part
>of a local church, is utterly unscriptural itself.
>
>It causes believers to lie, if they are not in
>accord with some part of it.   It causes believers
>to be performance-oriented instead of Spirit-led.
>>
>In His post-salvation Grace,
>
>Terry Rayburn
>
>--- Nancy Newcomb <nan_new39@...> wrote:
> > Hi Terry,
> >
> > I have been reading the posts on this subject, and I
> > noticed that you
> > mentioned that you personally despise the church covenant
> > as a document.  I
> > tend to agree, but I was wondering if you would mind
> > sharing your reasoning
> > on this?
>                <snip, snip>
>
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