Recent content by JMRE5150

The problem I see here is that the church (properties, authority, etc) all fall under the Pastor. This should never be. Almost all non-denoms that I know have a group of elders that decide all financial obligations, spending, etc. The Pastor has input, but not the final say-so. This is to...

I don't know. I'm 37 years old, the father of two teenagers, and I'm a senior at Philadelphia Biblical University. I have zero shame in it. I learned life's hard lessons first, then am going back for my education. I never have a problem with it, but the students do. Most of the students there...

Greek and Hebrew are the hardest for me.

We will always have denoms. I dont have a problem with different denoms, as long as the believe and teach that the Bible is the inerrant word of God, I'm good.

LOL. Now thats funny.

Agreed. What cracks me up when churches charge for certain things, yet the pastor brings home 70+k a year in salary. Example: One church I was teaching adult studies at quibbled over raising funds to send children and a few adult guides on a missions trip to the extremely poor in eastern...

Agreed and well said.

Pfft. Churches don't charge admission for those types of events. This is propaganda against the church.

Division is not bad, per se. However, it becomes bad when man uses division as a means to humiliate, belittle or degrade others who do not think like them. My point is, I am a right wing evangelical conservative. On many occasion at PBU I am reminded by my conservative professors that while...

I see your point, however, I must be an exception to this. I'm a student (yeah, 36 years old too...go figure) at Philadelphia Biblical University, which is very conservative, and non-denominational. Just to give you an example, there still is no dancing allowed on campus, thats how conservative...

The sad thing about this very interesting thread is that there are some who believe seminaries are only learning institutions, and that one who attends cannot find spiritual truths within the word of God. Why on earth would people hold such strong views against seminary? Clearly they have...

Philadelphia Biblical University www.pbu.edu

Gilbert Tennent, son of famed William Tennent. Man preached fire and brimstone right here in Philadelphia. Rarely is the truth of the word of God so honestly preached like this man did. One of the leaders of the mid-18th Century “Great Awakening” religious movement, he played a prominent...

Hmmm, but one can only include the gifts of prophecy and tongues if they agree that certain spiritual gifts have not ceased. To better understand the 4 main viewpoints of the cessation of gifts, the best book that gives writings of all 4 views is called "Are Miraculous Gifts For Today?" by...

Grudem's Systematic Theology is THE quintessential theology book. Grab it immediately. As a theology major, Grudem is in constant use in my studies. Great choice. Everything else is secondary.