A bit controversial.
It's not enough to be Christian anymore.
No, really. Being a Christian (in name only) allows you to go almost entirely unnoticed by others. You can subtly mention it in a conversation, and you're done. Presto.
Take it up a notch.
You're now a homeschooling Christian. You've decided to separate from mainstream America, and train your kids in such a way that when they grow up, they feel free to be as controversial as they please.
Which is why it again goes up a notch.
I'm reformed. (semper reformanda... Yes, always reforming, but my theology is reformed... see my point?) Which makes me look weird to the rest of Christendom in the way I see God's law, and it's applicability for my life. (I also hold to Calvinism)
Let's go a step further though. I'm not just reformed, but I'm a Presbyterian (which apparently means something), and a 5-point Calvinist. None of this 4-point nonsense. Of course, I'm not a hyper Calvinist. They have doctrinal flaws both logically and scripturally. It's still the 'pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on you' line of thought for me.
Go a step further though: I hold to Covenant theology, but I do NOT accept paedobaptism as a legitimate act or sacrament, nor do I accept paedocommunion. These views CAN be proven exegetically, though historically it does crash with the reformers like Calvin and Knox. They were, however, fresh out of the Roman church, and thus weren't able to view things from a purely unbiased state. I've never been in a church before. All I've had is the word of God.
It works.
So, I'm a Homeschooling Reformed Credo-baptistic Presbyterian Alaskan, in Texas.
Talk about not fitting in with anything! ;-)
God Bless folks, I'll be back.
~ John.
No, really. Being a Christian (in name only) allows you to go almost entirely unnoticed by others. You can subtly mention it in a conversation, and you're done. Presto.
Take it up a notch.
You're now a homeschooling Christian. You've decided to separate from mainstream America, and train your kids in such a way that when they grow up, they feel free to be as controversial as they please.
Which is why it again goes up a notch.
I'm reformed. (semper reformanda... Yes, always reforming, but my theology is reformed... see my point?) Which makes me look weird to the rest of Christendom in the way I see God's law, and it's applicability for my life. (I also hold to Calvinism)
Let's go a step further though. I'm not just reformed, but I'm a Presbyterian (which apparently means something), and a 5-point Calvinist. None of this 4-point nonsense. Of course, I'm not a hyper Calvinist. They have doctrinal flaws both logically and scripturally. It's still the 'pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on you' line of thought for me.
Go a step further though: I hold to Covenant theology, but I do NOT accept paedobaptism as a legitimate act or sacrament, nor do I accept paedocommunion. These views CAN be proven exegetically, though historically it does crash with the reformers like Calvin and Knox. They were, however, fresh out of the Roman church, and thus weren't able to view things from a purely unbiased state. I've never been in a church before. All I've had is the word of God.
It works.
So, I'm a Homeschooling Reformed Credo-baptistic Presbyterian Alaskan, in Texas.
Talk about not fitting in with anything! ;-)
God Bless folks, I'll be back.
~ John.
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