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Does your church have a statement of faith that you could share?

What is your stance on the Nicene Creed?

How often does your church take communion?
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Ayn Rand wrote:Does your church have a statement of faith that you could share?

What is your stance on the Nicene Creed?

How often does your church take communion?
My church does not have a certain statement of faith.

I agree with the Nicene Creed. I believe in the Trinity and am completely against Arianism.

My Church takes communion every month.
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What are some of the key doctrines you believe are non-negotiable?

What does your average Sunday service look like?

Do you have any interaction with other churches in your area?
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Ayn Rand wrote:What are some of the key doctrines you believe are non-negotiable?

What does your average Sunday service look like?

Do you have any interaction with other churches in your area?

I believe the Trinity is non-negotianble. There is so much proof that God is 3 persons.

My average sunday device looks like this:
1. Sing some hymns and psalms.
2. Prayer
3. Sermon
4. Prayer
Then people stay after to talk about the sermon.

No. Most of the other churches in my area try to compete with my church. Of course my church doesn't do that.
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Any other non-negotiable doctrines?

What do you mean by compete with your church?

Why non-denominational?

Does your church practice open or closed communion?

Do you have any Christian writers who have influenced you?
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Not that I can think of at the moment.

I mean that they try to get more people to come to their church. Stuff like that.

Well, I used to go to a Presbyterian church, but when my family moved to another part of Canada we had to find another church. We visited all the churches in our area, but found I nice one and it was non-denominational.

My church does closed communion. My pastor makes it clear that if you are not a Christian then it is a sin to partake.

CS Lewis inspires and influxes my greatly.
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That's very interesting that you visited all the churches in your area, what were the ones you visited and what was your general impression of the differences?

Could a Catholic take communion at your church? What about a Mormon?
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Ayn Rand wrote:That's very interesting that you visited all the churches in your area, what were the ones you visited and what was your general impression of the differences?

Could a Catholic take communion at your church? What about a Mormon?
My general impression is that all the other churches weren't as deep in their theology.

No a Catholic or Mormon could not take communion at my church.
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Why do you say that? And in what ways would you say your church is deep in their theology?

Why could a Catholic not take communion?

And does your church say communion is anything more than a symbol?
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Well, as I said before, I grew up in a Presbyterian church that was very deep in their theology. I find that the non-denominational church I'm going to now relates a lot to the previous church I went to.

That is actually a good question. I don't know why a Catholic wouldn't be able to partake.

Oh, my church believes it's waay more than just a symbol. It is a reminder of how awesome out God is and that he dies on the cross just for our sins.
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Which Presbyterian denomination did you attend?

What is your view on Catholics in general?

Isn't that still a symbol, one with deep meaning but still a symbol? I was more wondering what you would say about some denominations belief that it is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Or some Presbyterians belief in the spiritual presence of Christ in the communion.

Infant or believers baptism?

Do you believe miracles happen in the present age?
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For the record, Wooton Z. Bassett, you're doing a great job with these questions. :) I'm enjoying your thoughts and personal background.

Carry on.
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American Eagle wrote:For the record, Wooton Z. Bassett, you're doing a great job with these questions. :) I'm enjoying your thoughts and personal background.

Carry on.

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Ayn Rand wrote:Which Presbyterian denomination did you attend?

What is your view on Catholics in general?

Isn't that still a symbol, one with deep meaning but still a symbol? I was more wondering what you would say about some denominations belief that it is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Or some Presbyterians belief in the spiritual presence of Christ in the communion.

Infant or believers baptism?

Do you believe miracles happen in the present age?
I attended a Reformed Presbyterian church.

I have nothing against Catholics, but I do think their beliefs are wrong.

I guess it is a symbol. My church does believe in the spiritual presence of Christ in the communion.

Infant baptism.

Yes. I believe many miracles happen int he present age. Maybe not like they happened in bible times, but they do happen.
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What are some things you would disagree with Catholics about?

Can you expand on the spiritual presence of Christ in communion? What does that mean to you?

What would be the differences between miracles today and miracles in Bible times?

What is your view on the Westminster Catechism?
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Just their overall theology.

The spiritual presence of Christ during the communion is amazing for me. I can feel his presence.

Well, in Bible times most of the miracles were done by Jesus on earth. He healed people. Now a days they are done by God who is in heaven. Just like Joanne said in Run-of-the-mill Miracle, "Miracles still do happen."

I love the Westminster Catechism. I a working through it with my dad trying to memorize parts of it.
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Didn't the Apostles continue to preform miracles after Christ's Ascension?

What is the Word of God?

Why does the Holy Ghost proceed from the Father and the Son from all eternity? Why not proceed from the Father?

How was the Biblical Canon established?
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Oh, yes. They did. I meant to say Jesus and his Apostles.

I look at the Word of God as an instruction manual on how to get saved from eternity in hell. It also shows the story of Jesus which is the most amazing story in the universe.

I don't know.

This is also a hard question. Are you talking about the order of the books in the Bible or the order of things that God has planned in the Bible.
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But you would say that after the Apostles miracles are no longer preformed here on earth by Christians?

What do you think of this quote from C.S. Lewis?
It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, which is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers will bring us to him.
I'm asking about the books that actually make up the Bible, how were the specific books in the Protestant Bible today decided upon?
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Ayn Rand wrote:What do you think of this quote from C.S. Lewis?
It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, which is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers will bring us to him.
I'm asking about the books that actually make up the Bible, how were the specific books in the Protestant Bible today decided upon?

I wholeheartedly agree with that quote.

Oh, for all the books of the BIble made up today I believe they went back to documents such as the NIcene Creed just for one example to decide which books should and shouldn't go in the Bible.
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