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shackleton · #91 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 08:40 AM

I am not completely sold out on Presbyterianism, I like reformed theology but not necessarily that strict form of government. To be honest it reminds me of a home owners association, someone else is constantly telling you what you can and can't do with your stuff. (A presbytery, another church, is policing the activities in someone else's church). It makes me think, "Mind your own business, you worry about your chruch and I will worry about mine!" So maybe in that sense I am not cut out to be Pres. I was just trying to make a point when told to "plant a chruch," that is not kosher under pres. government.

I have been to all those churches listed above and was not very fond of the attitude of the people or pastors there, they can be very mean, arrogant and hateful, Calvinism tends to do that to some people. The two churches listed in the original post were listed for a reason, I had tried everything else and out of frustration was considering those two. I think I am learning, after two years of studying and attending different reformed and Pres. churches, that a milder form of reformed theology might be better. To me, method and form of baptism are not worth dividing over. How much water is used is inconsequential. I think good arguments can be made for both infant and believers baptism a lot of anger and strife exists on both sides. I do however love covenant theology and if infant baptism goes along with that it is fine.

Pilgrim, I had not seen all those "Reformed Baptist" churches you have found, half a dozen you said, I know of one and it went out of business at the beginning of this year. Maybe you could show me where you found those. There is no way I could be RPCNA. I could live with the no music, psalms only I think, but there is just a certain attitude that goes along with it that I do not like. I would have to say it is that certain attitude that rubs me the wrong way and makes me uncomfortable at churches with a strictly reformed emphasis (both with Baptist, Pres. and Dutch reformed). I am sure most people on this board would love at least five churches that are in this area. But like I stated above, I want the truth preached in love and that is what is hard to find. So my wife and I were trying to decide which of the things we did not like could we live with, hence the original post. This thread has helped me think through my decision and what I want out of a church and I think you all for that.