I guess I should have started here. Well, here I am! I was introduced to reformed theology about 14 months ago and it seemed to open up so much understanding of the bible for me. Within two months, I knew it to be truth. My wife, however, has been a reluctant to it but two weeks ago she admitted to me she, too, now believes the 5 points of Calvinism as well as covenant baptism to be true. So that's a huge step in the right direction. A long way from our Catholic/Church of Christ/Baptist backgrounds.

I'm really happy I found this message board. I've been a member of other boards but none of them dedicated to the reformed faith. So it seemed most of my time was spent debating Armenians. This I found to be a big waste of time and, frankly, irritating so I simply stopped posting. But then I literally stumbled upon this message board while searching for something else and here I am!

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Glad to have ya with us!

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Adam Leavelle
Westminster OPC
Roaring Spring Pa.

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"Speak wisdom to a fool and he'll think you have no sense at all"

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Welcome to the Puritan Board!

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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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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/

"I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,!

Welcome, Sir.

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Josh Hicks, Chloë's Dad
Attending CCRPC, Member of TRBC
Reformers & Puritans -lllll- Puritan Pub
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The man who is disposed to think of his sin as a great calamity, rather than as a heinous crime, is not likely either to reverence God or to respect His law. - John Kennedy, 1873
Meg
Blog
Member, Intown Presbyterian Church,PCA, Portland, OR

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Well, cool, we now have an Alabamaian; no, wait, an Alabama-ite; no, that's not right, either; an Alabaman; no, no...shoot...

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
www.reiterations.wordpress.com
www.foft.wordpress.com

"When I cease to preach salvation by faith in Jesus, put me into a lunatic asylum, for you may be sure that my mind is gone." - Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Welcome!

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K. Joel Gilliard
Theologically Correct dot Com
http://www.theologicallycorrect.com
Sunday School Teacher (Elementary 2), Grace Communion Church (EFCA) http://www.gchurch.org
The Blog: THINK! - Wrestlin' With Wordz -N- Ideaz

You'll love it. Welcome!

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Kevin
Far East
Deacon, Int'l Church

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Chris Rhoades -33
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (PCA) Nashville, TN-Under Care

Vera theologia non theoretica, sed practica est; Finis siquidem eius agere est hoc est vitam vivere deiformem. - Martin Bucer
""True theology is not theoretical, but practical. The end of it is living, that is to live a godly life."

Welcome to the Puritanboard. Nice to have you.

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~Jay~
Husband of ENS, father of J II. | Indian Trail, NC
Substitute Teacher
Communicant Member, Precentor | Presbyterian Reformed Church of Charlotte, NC | Presbyterian Reformed Church

So glad you found us!

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Traci
Lynnwood OPC
Psalm 52:8-9
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

And thank you joshua, turmeric, bookslover, BlackCalvinist, kvanlaan, crhoades, jaybird0827 and Augusta!

Greetings and Salutations.

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Donald Jacobs
Marysville. WA
Cascade Church (CRCNA)

Cum vero infirmor tunc potens sum.

Thank you, sir. Where is Marysville? Anywhere near the tri-cities area? I have many relatives in Kennewick and Richland.

Nice story! It's great to see another new member here. I look forward to reading your posts! -Tom

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Attending Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mays Landing, NJ
Stockton College 2007 Alumni, Graphic Design
www.miniature-earth.com
From Matthew 25:34-45:
44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'

Hey! and welcome!

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-JD
1Thess5:21
Ordained Deacon, PCA
Serving in an Acts 29 Church

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