Originally Posted by Pergamum

__E__ 1. Inerrancy in the Bible.
__N__ 2. Greet each other with a holy kiss.
__E__ 3. Salvation in Christ alone.
___E_ 4. Do not go to court to settle issues between Christians.
__E__ 5. Eternal security.
__Paul qualifies this in I Corinthians. It is E to follow is directions there__ 6. Do not eat meat used in pagan ceremonies.
__E__ 7. A polygamist cannot be an elder or pastor in the congregation.
___E_ 8. Women in the assembly should be veiled when praying or speaking.
__E__ 9. Muslim believers cannot remain in the mosque.
__N__ 10. Wash feet at the Lord’s Supper (Eucharist).
__E__ 11. Lay on hands for ordination. I marked E because it is important to follow the bibilcal teaching. However, as many reformers point out, ordination is not invalid for lack of this practice.
__N__ 12. Tobacco is forbidden for Christians.
__E__ 13. Sing without musical accompaniment.
__E__ 14. Forbid initiation rituals such as female circumcision, scarification of the body.
__E__ 15. Abstain from eating blood.
__E__ 16. Abstain from fornication.
__E__ 17. Forbid teaching from the Koran or other holy books.
___E_ 18. Share the Lord’s Supper (Eucharist) together.
__N__ 19. Use only real win and unleavened bread for your Eucharist meals. We should use real wine per the biblical example. Unleavened bread is not necessary. However, again although we shoudl strive to be a sprecise as the Bible, using grapejuice does not, imo, invalidate the sacrament
__N__ 20. Anoint with oil for healing.
__E__ 21. Women are not to teach men.
__N__ 22. Women are not to wear braided hair, gold, or pearls.
__E__ 23. Men are not to have long hair. Although I think that I Corinthians 11 is saying that this is a natural principle rather than an ecclesiastical one
__N__ 24. Do not drink wine at all.
__E?__ 25. Slavery is permissible if you treat slaves well. The Bible allows for it. In cultures where slavery has not yet been done away with I do not think it would be wise or practical to try to to away with it in one fell blow. However, I think the influence of the gospel over time should lead to the end of slavery
__N__ 26. Remain single. Only if one has the gift of celibacy (I Corinthians 7)
__N__ 27. Seek the gift of tongues.
__N__ 28. Seek the gift of healing.
__E and N__ 29. Lift your hands when you pray. It is a biblically approved posture. However, it does not require that every prayer be done in this posture
__E__ 30. People who don’t work, don’t eat. In general but with qualifications
__E__ 31. Have a private “devotional time” every day.
__E and N__ 32. Say Amen at the end of prayers. Again it is a biblically approved practice but not required every time a prayer is said.
__E__ 33. Appoint elders and deacons in every congregation. Where there are qualified men
__E__ 34. Elect the leaders. Yes, subject to a presbytery
__E__ 35. Confess sins one to another.
__E__ 36. Confess sins privately to God.
__E__ 37. Give at least ten percent of your income/goods/crops to God.
__N__ 38. Construct a building for worship.
__E__ 39. Confess Christ publicly by means of baptism.
__N__ 40. Be baptized by immersion. I do not believe this is required in any culture. But I guess this line was here for the benefit of our Baptist friends
__E__ 41. Be baptized as an adult. Upon conversion
__E__ 42. Be baptized as an infant. If born to one or both believing parents
__E__ 43. Do not be a polygamist.
__N__ 44. Do not divorce your spouse for any reason.
__E__ 45. Do not divorce your spouse except for adultery. Or desertion not reconcilable by the church or the magistrate if an unbeliever leaves a Christian



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