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Date Posted: 20:42:52 08/21/02 Wed
Author: Dolly Llama
Subject: Re:Tamarisk & ACNR, & Bethany & Preludium & Saints
In reply to: tamarisk 's message, "Dolly" on 11:29:19 08/21/02 Wed

I noted that. Kind of jumps off the screen, dosn't it?

Here is the "statement of faith" (such that it is) where claims to attend:

http://www.boards.revealedtruthmin.org/

"Welcome to Friendship Baptist Church. We are a charismatic Baptist church, believing in the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that all the gifts of the Spirit found in 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, and Romans 12 are valid for today. Each believer is given gifts and callings from the Lord to glorify God and buid up the body of Christ. We encourage believers to seek the gifts and callings that the Lord has placed in his life.

We believe that salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned or maintained by any merit on our part.

We believe in the eternal security of the believer. Once truly received, salvation cannot be lost. Salvation comes from grace only through faith only in the atoning work of Jesus at Calvary.

We believe that at salvation man's sins are not only forgiven but his spirit is made alive to God by the Holy Spirit indwelling it. Man's old nature is destroyed and he is given a new nature that desires to walk in fellowship with God. Man's flesh, his unrenewed mind and body, is still with him and must be brought under control of the Holy Spirit. This is man's responsibility and his reasonable service to God.

We believe that man is made for good works. These works are to follow his salvation and glorify God. Man does not do good works to get saved or to maintain his salvation; rather, man does good works because he is saved.
"

NOTE THE ORDER

"We worship the Lord in the following ways:
a. in song
b. in prayers
c. in testimonies and good works
d. in giving of our tithes and offerings
e. in the preaching of the Word of God"

God says I want your obedience! NOT works. Note the place God's Word has on their list. This is only the second flimsiest "statement of faith" recently viewed. It doesn't say anything. Much like the evasive tools employed by Jackals.

I note a lack of Missions too.

Re what they SHOULD indicate about MISSIONS: The church has a worldwide vision of church planting and the preaching of the Word of God. Missions is not merely another "program" the church can boast about, but missions is truly the heart and soul of the church. This will be evident in many ways: (1) the pastor�s life and emphasis will evidence his zeal for world missions; (2) the lifestyle and burden of the faithful families will evidence a zeal for world missions; they will love to support and entertain missionaries, to communicate and pray for missionaries; to visit missionaries; to dedicate their children to be missionaries; (3) a church�s missionary zeal will also be evident in the lives of the young people in that many of them will catch the vision and heart of missions and will dedicate their lives for this purpose. Churches which are truly missionary-minded produce missionaries.

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