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Originally Posted by shackleton  The area I live in is very dead spiritually. Liberalism is very strong, both the traditional style and the new emerging, Rick Warren chruch grow style. That is why I said that all the churches were pretty much the same. |
Hmmm. Sounds like you live in America. This, sadly, is the standard wherever we have gone. And the PCA church sounds like what I've heard about the local PCA church here.
Dennis hit the nail on the head. With the connections and emphasis this man has, I surely doubt he'll be preaching on the rapture much. The idea that the sensational eschatalogical system bleeds from every verse is relegated to the dispy churches that rely on systems, charts and programs rather than God's Word. Give this guy a chance and sit under his teaching for a while. Who knows, maybe you'll learn something and become more like Christ.
Having said that, I can sympathize with the counsel to make the trek to a paedo church. We have lived in situations where we drove 20-30 miles to attend a like-minded church. While I could worship with, attend and fellowship with a paedo church, I doubt I could join because I probably could not accept their constitution or by-laws. I certainly would not be willing to baptize my children. And, while I'm certain they would welcome anyone who desired to worship with them, believer's baptism precludes membership in many churches. Not all churches hold to this, in fact most don't. But you might discuss this with the baptist pastor and see what your possibilities and limitations would be. It could take options of the table for you.