I am curious. I enjoy the Episcopal tradition of the Church. Where do most of you land?
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Spirit-filled independent
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Faith in and Trust on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Non-denominational, Christ Centered, Bible Teaching Church.
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Non-denominational. No hundreds of years old traditions. Just Bible…
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Love the liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer.
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I’m Dutch Reformed
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in “non-tradition”?
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I’ve seen a lot of good and some bad in all churches I’ve known. As such, I’m not one for borders, as it were, between denominations. If you’re happy in a church that teaches salvation through Christ’s sacrifice, repentance, love God and your fellow man and renewing of the heart through God’s loving Holy Spirit, then stay there. I’m SDA and can see so much good in other churches as well as faults in mine.
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Independent evangelicals
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I am against all manmade traditions and additions as ellements of the church … Not far enough removed from antichrist Rome in my books … The great John Owen left it because it was creeping in and he could not stop it
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The Word of God ONLY! I do not bow down to the traditions of liberal , co called churches!
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That’s the problem “tradition” worship of the tradition instead of God, tradition has become our idol
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I think that when it comes to such preferences we should lighten up. If you are blessed by the liturgy and liturgical practices, please continue, and use that means to worship God. It is clear that the first Christians did that. But don’t force it on others who don’t relate. The same can be said of speaking in tongues. If it means something to you and makes you feel closer to God , I am not going to criticize you…unless you push it on other people, or become elitist and look down on others because you think you have something that makes you “special.”
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Some traditions are recent (comparitively speaking in the long line of church history), being slain in the spirit (falling backwards in the erroneous belief that a person has experienced God) is utter hogwash, not lifting your hands in worship ( a baptist tradition that is also utter hogwash), speaking in unknown tongues in public with no interpretation ( definitely not biblical or beneficial and did not happen in Acts 2.” Belief in a pre-tribulation mysterious disappearance of all born again Christians-complete rubbish and a very harmful tradition).
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Restorationalist
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The Evangelical Apostolic
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I enjoy the wilderness being unaffiliated. Can hear my God’s voice clearly without any theological distractions.
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Different traditions exist because we are not all the same part of the body. If we were all an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?
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I despise labels because they divide us and allow us to judge others without having to get to know them first
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The apostolic tradition *as found in the Bible* is best: gathering together for prayer and preaching. Those are the central elements of a church gathering, and without those two, you don’t have one. Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, singing, gathering of tithes, and church discipline, are all good things, but without the first two, you aren’t following the apostolic tradition.
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I’m not interested in traditions or trends. I just seek Truth (God’s Word, Scripture)
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Romans 16:16 Church of Christ
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my wife was raised Episcopalian I was raised Baptist we attend the Lutheran church ( ELCA )
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I am a disciple of Jesus but attended a Southern Baptist church.
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Reformed Presbyterian
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Hi Phil – I was Catholic for the first 38 years of my life. Did all the traditional “ritual” things required but did NOT know the Lord. I knew Jesus died for me but was going my own way living sinfully with Jesus in my “back pocket”. Thinking “I am good to go” since I did all the required things.
When my son was born My wife also raised Catholic decided to try another church (Baptist) but I mocked her and resisted going even calling her a “Jesus Freak” due to my religious pride. Finally I went and heard the BIBLE actually taught in depth for the first time. I left there thinking I really learned something today that I could apply to my life. This kept me coming back again week after week learning things I had never known about Christ , who he was, what he did for me and why we are saved. Even going to Bible studies for two years this went on.
However, when the pastor gave the invitation in church to accept Christ as your savior that was NOT for me, that was for the guy back there behind me, I thought I was “good to go” and didn’t need to do that.
Finally, an old man from the Church (retired missionary) came to my house to talk one night. He ask my wife how she came to know the Lord? She said she accepted the Lord at 18 at the kitchen table one night. That’s wonderful !! he said. How about YOU NICK how did you come to know the Lord?? He asked me this question: If you were to die tonight and standing at the gates of heaven and they asked you “Why should we let you in??” What would you say?? I said , well I’ve tried to be a good man, help people, go to church, donate my money, etc.. He said: How would you like to come over to my house and read the Bible one night. I said ok and he left. I then turned to my wife and said “ Why did he ask ME to come and read the Bible and not you??” I know I got the answer to his question wrong. And these words came straight from the Lord to my wife and out of her mouth to my ear!! She said – you said you were going to get to heaven doing all your good deeds and never mentioned Jesus. YOU DID NOT EVEN MENTION JESUS, YOU COULDN’T EVEN MENTION HIS NAME!!!. This tormented me for 4 days thinking, here you are thinking your are a believer and when the time comes to give an answer and you couldn’t even mention his name! You are really NOT a believer!
That next Sunday was EASTER Sunday 1999, and the pastor message that day was you cannot get into heaven doing your good works. “If you donate your money, help in the church, if you are a “good person “, those are all wonderful things and we appreciate them very much but NOT one of those things will get you into heaven, because it is ONLY BY TRUSTING IN WHAT CHRIST DID ON THE CROSS THAT WE ARE SAVED. We add NOTHING to it!!” He gave the invitation that day and I knew the Lord was speaking to me that day and I accepted Christ as my savior. He has changed my life ever since that day.The point is most churches today are NOT preaching the gospel but have watered it down the to be non-offensive and politically correct. Traditions made by man and not biblical lead us away from where salvation is and into other things which do NOT save and take our focus off of CHRIST and on to things like the Saints, Mary worship, or worship of leaders in the church. It is CRITICAL to be in a church teaching the truth of what the Bible says not what makes you feel good. Sorry for the long post. ?
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I am a Baptist
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Be careful folks! The early ekklesia had their traditions also. Just because how others worship does not fit how we worship. Does not mean it is wrong. A year and a half ago I went to a conference in Nashville. One of the conference sessions was early morning prayer led by an Episcopalian Priest. It was one of the most wonderful worshipful experiences I have ever had. It was prayer times interspersed with readings from the Psalms. I prefer a more open and free worship setting. I was at first very closed minded to this very structured liturgical worship setting. But as I sat with thousands of others of like mindedness. We were all there to give honor and praise to our God, our King and redeemer. God changed my mindset. As I prayed with others and heard the Psalms being read. As God turned my thoughts to worship and praise. It was a transforming experience. Now I did not come home, run right out and join an Episcopal or Anglican congregation. But now I have an understanding of how they worship.
I understand much of Anglican, Episcopal, Lutheran and Orthodox worship is very rote in how it is conducted. Is not the attitude of the heart most important in worship? How many times have we been sitting in worship and our minds wander? We are not focused and engaged in honoring God.
So let’s not be critical of others style of worship. There is not kne iota of scripture that sets guidelines for congregational conducting of worship services. Worship is about our heart attutudes. Not posture and style. -
I like it too but I favor the Anglican Church of North America. The Episcopal Church in the US has gone into apostasy.
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I went to an Episcopal Church in PA that was Spirit filled. It was almost like heaven on Earth. I didn’t favor that kind of worship service till I experienced it in a Spirit filled church. Now I miss it. Regular Protestant services now feel less complete than the Anglican service. I like having Communion every service too.
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Non denominational with Pentecostal roots and expression…
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A*ostolic
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Reformed
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Catholic in the traditional Latin rite, but I do appreciate the Chaldean liturgy.
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I found a Baptist Church in 2005, after wasting my time in various Pentecostal/charismatic churches for 25 years. The first Sunday, I heard the pastor preach “from the same Bible I was reading.” I had read the Bible once a year, so 25 times through by then. I’ve kept to Baptist churches, got my MDiv and working on a PhD in theology. I’m not saying everyone else is wrong, I just know I belong in a Baptist church, preferably one that is affiliated with other Baptist churches. (No, IFB churches, IOW!)
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Don’t like any of ’em. All filled with false docrrine. And before anyone comments no one or no church is perfect and you have to take the bad with the good…a little leaven leaves the whole lump
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Where ever I contact with God ?
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Yes, I do too. Whatever brings you closer to Jesus, and is in line with the Word of God, let Jesus resonate in your heart and soul.
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Non denomimational but we believe all the gifts are still available today though some have erroneous teachings in such things.
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The Episcopal Church is not authentic Christianity.
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Sydney Anglican, currently serving short term in the reformed church, like them both, but Anglicanism is my go to.
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I’ve heard that some Protestants pray the Rosary still. Is that true for those here?
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Pentecostal/Charismatic. But I do like the traditions of Reformed Baptist because their traditions are scriptural. Believe it or not, even SOME Catholic rituals are scriptural, so I like whatever is scriptural.
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Black Bapist
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If you understand, it’s ok. If you don’t, I will not berate you.
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I appreciate all traditions and modern trends to the degree that they benefit the believer. I disagree that traditions or even fads trump the Bible. I believe that the real essentials, we truly hold in common. I believe that the Holy Spirit would not allow our churches to mess up the most essential of all, Jesus being the way to life forever more.
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I have absolutely no desire for man’s traditions or doctrine. I try to stick only to what the Bible tells me. I don’t need to spiff things up to make them special because it only detracts from what God thinks is special. What God says is special enough for me.
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A Glorious Resurrection Sunday to you all!!! For your consideration the service begins at 11:15AM EDT. https://cathedral.org/online/
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The Bible is the word of God. Tradition is not. Trust the Bible. Not tradition.
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Independent, dispensationalism
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