Such a good book! I read it when it first came out in 2001 and it put into words what I had been feeling.
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I read this last year. It changed me. I can't see Church the same way now.
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I have that book! It was amazing, but it made me sad. Praying for eyes to be opened🙏🏼
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That book took turns blowing my mind and filling in the missing pieces. As a preterist, you will "see" even more than the average Christian reading it IMHO. I'm a Baptist so I'm not married to tradition and liturgy. But I don't know if your fellow preterists who are more Reformed and liturgical would appreciate it in the same way. LOL!
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Read it several years ago as with any book take parts of it with a grain a salt. I no longer have the book because on further research I found something’s not to be the most accurate in that not everything is pagan but I thought the authors made a good point in many areas.
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Excellent book! Everyone should read to understand where our “Christian traditions” came from.
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Yes I own this, still need to read it…but it’s something my husband and I talk about. “Church” of today is so different than how Abba intended.
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I literally almost posted today for people to quit going to church. Do a home church or something and read the Bible themselves. The church is sold out to Zionists and they have them so brainwashed. It’s truly sad. And the Catholic Church has them celebrating pagan holidays. It’s all a mess. And judgement is coming.
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Does this mean you will be saying that Christmas is not Christian? If so, I will unsubscribe now. Thank you.
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I don't expect that most will agree with the following, and acknowledge that it might even be a very unpopular opinion: I have for the longest time considered that 'the church' -- that is, the institutional 'Big C' church, as well as the unaffiliated 'small C' assemblies -- are not linked with the body of Christ. Outwardly, yes, they are expressions of a people who come together in the name of Christ, and I see the utility of it. After all, it was in the 'Big C' and 'little C' churches that I heard God's word and enjoyed the fellowship of other Christians. And to this day, I do not begrudge others who partake in 'church', if it edifies them, and if it helps them to mature in the Lord. With that said, I have seen (in myself and in others also), that the longer one delves in the Word of God, and the deeper the understanding which the Lord grants His people, the greater the distance there appears between the outward, physical 'church' and the inward, spiritual Kingdom in which the saints reside. I fully empathize with everyone who feel it necessary to be involved in a formal gathering, under an authorized teacher, within a regularly scheduled timeframe, to participate in religiously-identifiable markers -- creeds, sacraments, public readings, tithing, public 'worship' (that is a big topic, on which Dr Tom Wadsworth has done exemplary work), etc -- there is an intrinsic desire for man to be part of a religious tribe, to have that communal experience. It will always be there. For me, personally, 'church' is now (for example), communicating with folks on this channel, and other platforms which glorify God, and it is coming together with other Christians, when and where possible, for fellowship, a meal perhaps, as a means to support one another, to encourage the saints, to enjoy the companionship with those who are alive in Christ. It must be said, also, that since coming to understand the fulfilled eschatology of the Gospel, and the spiritual reality of the Kingdom, and the actual presence of Jesus here and now... that aforementioned distance between our earthly 'church' and the heavenly 'church' has only been widened. This is not to denigrate anyone's church here in this physical plane; it is only to differentiate between that which is temporal, and that which is the glorious Life secured for the saints in Christ. In the physical realm there will always be disappointment, chaos, man's motives, etc. However In Christ there is no debate over doctrine, no squabbling over 'the nature of Communion', no 'ex-communicating' those who prefer one 'sabbath' over another, no division between 'clergy' and 'laity', no doubts or unanswered questions concerning 'what is a salvation issue or not', no legalism, no ritual and no obligatory routine. In Jesus there is rest, freedom, joy, and in him, all the promises of God have their 'Yes'. ( 2 Corinthians 1:20). Looking forward to hearing Shelly's take on the book, which I have not read.
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There's No Place Like Home
My latest acquisition. 🤓 (Allow me to clarify that this is about how Christians "do church" nowadays, not holidays.) If you'd like to check it out - (Affiliate link), amzn.to/4294VEW
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