Reasons I Did Not Leave

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities
• Personal Offence

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Reasons I Did Not Leave

• Personal Preference
• Friendliness and Associations
• Moral Purity
• Zeal
• Activities
• Personal Offence
• Personal Opportunities

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)
• Obeying His commands (Jn 1415,21)

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)
• Obeying His commands (Jn 1415,21)
• Seeking His will in everything! (1 Jn 23-5)

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)
• Obeying His commands (Jn 1415,21)
• Seeking His will in everything! (1 Jn 23-5)
• Refusing traditions (Mt 158-9)

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)
• Obeying His commands (Jn 1415,21)
• Seeking His will in everything! (1 Jn 23-5)
• Refusing traditions (Mt 158-9)
• Show me and I will do it!

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What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?

• Loyalty to Jesus (Mt 624,33)
• Obeying His commands (Jn 1415,21)
• Seeking His will in everything! (1 Jn 23-5)
• Refusing traditions (Mt 158-9)
• Show me and I will do it!
• I was taught these things as a Baptist!

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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?

• What does the Bible say? (Eph 44-6)

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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?

• What does the Bible say? (Eph 44-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal
  16-10)

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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?

• What does the Bible say? (Eph 44-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal
  16-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches?
  (Eph 122-23)

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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?

• What does the Bible say? (Eph 44-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal
  16-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches?
  (Eph 122-23)
• Can we be one and ignore our differences? (Jn
  1720-23)

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Is Denominationalism Acceptable to God?

• What does the Bible say? (Eph 44-6)
• Can we have our own creeds and gospels? (Gal
  16-10)
• Does it matter if we have different churches?
  (Eph 122-23)
• Can we be one and ignore our differences? (Jn
  1720-23)
• DenominationalismDivision

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Origin
• Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Origin
• Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607

• Church Jesus Built
• Origin
• Founded by Jesus in Jerusalem in 33 AD

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Origin
• Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
• Name
• Church and members called Baptist

• Church Jesus Built
• Origin
• Founded by Jesus in Jerusalem in 33 AD

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Origin
• Founded by John Smith in London England, 1607
• Name
• Church and members called Baptist

• Church Jesus Built
• Origin
• Founded by Jesus in Jerusalem in 33 AD
• Name
• Church of Christ (Rom 1616)
• Church of God (1 Cor 11-2)
• Christians (Acts 1126 1 Cor 110-13)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Organization
• Local Pastor, board of deacons
• Universally Conventions and colleges

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Organization
• Local Pastor, board of deacons
• Universally Conventions and colleges

• Church Jesus Built
• Organization
• Elders, deacons, and members (1 Pet 51,2
  Acts 2028 1423)
• Jesus is head!

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Organization
• Local Pastor, board of deacons
• Universally Conventions and colleges
• Rule of Faith
• No difference in OT NT Creeds used

• Church Jesus Built
• Organization
• Elders, deacons, and members (1 Pet 51,2
  Acts 2028 1423)
• Jesus is head!

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Organization
• Local Pastor, board of deacons
• Universally Conventions and colleges
• Rule of Faith
• No difference in OT NT Creeds used

• Church Jesus Built
• Organization
• Elders, deacons, and members (1 Pet 51,2
  Acts 2028 1423)
• Jesus is head!
• Rule of Faith
• The NT of Christ (Col 214-17 Heb 86-8 916)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Worship
• Tithing
• Women lead
• Instrumental Music
• Communion seldom observed

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Worship
• Tithing
• Women lead
• Instrumental Music
• Communion seldom observed

• Church Jesus Built
• Worship
• Giving (1 Cor 162)
• Men lead (1 Cor 1434)
• Singing (Eph 519)
• Communion observed every Sunday(Acts 207)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Worship
• Tithing
• Women lead
• Instrumental Music
• Communion seldom observed
• Work of Church
• Spiritual, physical, and social

• Church Jesus Built
• Worship
• Giving (1 Cor 162)
• Men lead (1 Cor 1434)
• Singing (Eph 519)
• Communion observed every Sunday(Acts 207)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Worship
• Tithing
• Women lead
• Instrumental Music
• Communion seldom observed
• Work of Church
• Spiritual, physical, and social

• Church Jesus Built
• Worship
• Giving (1 Cor 162)
• Men lead (1 Cor 1434)
• Singing (Eph 519)
• Communion observed every Sunday(Acts 207)
• Work of Church
• Spiritual Work (Eph 411-12)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Membership
• Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the
  Baptist church

• Church Jesus Built

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Membership
• Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the
  Baptist church

• Church Jesus Built
• Membership
• Faith, repentance, confession baptism for
  salvation (Acts 238 93-11 2216)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Membership
• Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the
  Baptist church
• Apostasy
• Once a man is saved he can never be lost.

• Church Jesus Built
• Membership
• Faith, repentance, confession baptism for
  salvation (Acts 238 93-11 2216)

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Why I Left The Baptist Church

• Baptist Churches
• Membership
• Saved by faith alone and then baptized into the
  Baptist church
• Apostasy
• Once a man is saved he can never be lost.

• Church Jesus Built
• Membership
• Faith, repentance, confession baptism for
  salvation (Acts 238 93-11 2216)
• Apostasy
• We must be faithful (Gal 51-4)

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.
• But I have been baptized already!
  (Acts 238 191-6)

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.
• But I have been baptized already! (Acts 238
  191-6)
• The man of faith would ask What would Jesus do?

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.
• But I have been baptized already! (Acts 238
  191-6)
• The man of faith would ask What would Jesus
  do?
• What should I do about the consequences?

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.
• But I have been baptized already! (Acts 238
  191-6)
• The man of faith would ask What would Jesus
  do?
• What should I do about the consequences?
• The same as Moses (Heb 1124-26)

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Difficult DecisionsThat I Faced

• There were several excuses I considered
• I have been sincere.
• All of my family is Baptist.
• I do not know anyone.
• But I have been baptized already! (Acts 238
  191-6)
• The man of faith would ask What would Jesus
  do?
• What should I do about the consequences?
• The same as Moses (Heb 1124-26)
• There were consequences, but no regrets! (Phil
  38-9)