Hi. Id like to introduce myself, perhaps with a very edited testimony.

1. Raised agnostic (1980-1998.)
2. New Age darkness (1998-2000.)
3. Possibly born again through reading the book of Matthew. (I say possibly because I am a believer in "the puritan doctrine of seeking" - ie it may have just been the beginning of a phenomenally powerful preparatory work.)
4. Went through Bunyanesque / Cowperesque turmoil as I realised some of the power of total depravity / inability, self-deception and stupidity. Hence not so sure about genuine regeneration in stage 3 but cant rule it out.
5. Almost through stage 4 now (in faith) and onto stage 5 - living through prolonged periods of walking with the light of God's countenance. Now I must help others in stages 3 and 4.

(PS stage 4 involved much fellowship with emergent church, which broke me to see the vast hypocritical chasm between the Westminster confession and my life. Simply realised that the problem wasnt with the Westminster confession. This is why we must be very careful when we speak of the emergent church - though is it shot through with apostasy, there are many confused, regenerate people there that are easily destroyed by arrogant orthodoxy. They are smoking flaxes that need to be taught wisely, not shot.)

Married to Laura, who completes me intellectually by not being intellectual. In other words, a day spent reading theology is sometimes nothing compared to her childlike simplicity.....but contrary to emergent false humility, she also needs me to complete her intuitive understanding with some real structure.

Hope to join some discussion or other soon

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Chris Green,
New Frontiers International,
Southampton, UK.

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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R. Martin Snyder
1689er
Harmony Baptist Church (Member)
PuritanCovenanter MSN Blog
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"Our object should not be to have scripture on our side but to be on the side of scripture; and however dear any sentiment may have become by being long entertained, so soon as it is seen to be contrary to the Bible, we must be prepared to abandon it without hesitation."
William Symington

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Always good to see another UKer. I once attended a Liverpool Vs. Southampton match at Anfield.

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

Why Daniel?


Welcome Mr. Green!!! (Any relation to the GK at West Ham?)

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Benjamin P. Glaser
Pittsburgh, PA
Fairmount ARP Church, Sewickley, PA
Candidate Under Care Pittsburgh Theological Seminary & Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary

“If the Church could be aroused to a deeper sense of the glory that awaits her, she would enter with a warmer spirit into the struggles that are before her.”-- J.H. Thornwell

Welcome!

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Richard
CofE
UK

Welcome, Chris.

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Josh Hicks, Chloë's Daddy
Member of TRBC, Attending CCRPC. My Blog
The Puritan Pub (Team Blog)
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to the PB. Nice to have you.

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~Jay~
Husband of ENS, father of J II. | Indian Trail, NC
Currently disabled due to health issues
Communicant Member, Precentor | Presbyterian Reformed Church of Charlotte, NC | Presbyterian Reformed Church

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DAVIDIVS DOCTVS VTRIVSQVE LINGVAE
Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Currently in the process of transferring membership to an as-yet-undecided church in Chapel Hill
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics

Greetings and Salutations.

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Donald Jacobs
Marysville. WA
Cascade Church (CRCNA)

Cum vero infirmor tunc potens sum.

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~James Helbert~, Wytheville, VA
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCUS
TheBibleAlone.com / The Edinburgh Inn
"Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” - Zechariah 3:2

to the Puritan Board!

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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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"Whatever is laudable in our works proceeds from the grace of God."
-- John Calvin, Institutes III:xv.3.

"Our Lord God must be a good man, to be fond of worthless fellows. I cannot like them, and yet I, myself, am one."
-- Martin Luther, Table Talk

Welcome Chris, from one Englander to another. Interesting to see a NFI church member here!

By the way, you say you do not know of any church within 200 miles that teaches reformed truth? I know of at least one in Southampton. No, two. And that's just for starters. If you are happy in NFI all well and good, but there are non charismatic and even paedobaptist places you could go if you so desired. Of course, one thing you might love (and I admire) about NFI is their zeal. Too little of that about.

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Jonathan Hunt

Preaching Elder
Cheltenham Evangelical Free Church (Confessionally Based)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
-- Thomas Elsworth

Welcome!

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Yours sincerely,


"Illum oportet crescere me autem minui."

Hi Chris, Welcome to the board.

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Rick Taron
Bellingham URC.
Everson, WA.

greetings!

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Joshua Morrison - Pastoral Assistant / Missions Director
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"I was found by those who did not seek me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for me." Romans 10:20b

Angela Asano
Edwardsville, IL
Member, Center Grove Presbyterian Church - PCA

Good to meet you

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Ed Asano
Center Grove Presbyterian (PCA)
Edwardsville, IL

"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say you did not know.” - William Wilberforce (1789) In his conclusion to his three-hour abolition debate in the Houses of Parliament.

Welcome !!

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Kenneth Murphy
M.A.R. Student [Theology & Biblical Languages] - Whitefield Theological Seminary
Covenant of Grace Church - Member
St. Charles, MO

Welcome to PB! Glad to have you here!

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Peter Kapinos
Independent Bible
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.