Comments on: Accountable Christians http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/ Views and opinions about the church, missions and other subjects relevant to work in the churches of Choctaw Baptist Association Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: la1776 http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-44 la1776 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-44 Church discipline is outlined in the bible. Why do you suppose it is that we do not practice it? Church discipline is outlined in the bible. Why do you suppose it is that we do not practice it?

]]> By: docadams http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-8 docadams Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:01:29 +0000 http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-8 Dave, When I pastored a local church I would not perform marriages unless both were Christians and one was a member of our church (great opportunity for witnessing). Too many non-church members and non-Christians wanted to use me as religious window dressing for their ceremony. Sorry, my services are not for sale. I asked those living together to have one of them move out until the ceremony or go immediately and have a civil marriage service. Dave,
When I pastored a local church I would not perform marriages unless both were Christians and one was a member of our church (great opportunity for witnessing). Too many non-church members and non-Christians wanted to use me as religious window dressing for their ceremony. Sorry, my services are not for sale.
I asked those living together to have one of them move out until the ceremony or go immediately and have a civil marriage service.

]]> By: davethepastor http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-7 davethepastor Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:32:05 +0000 http://docadams.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/accountable-christians/#comment-7 Well since we are mostly known by the public at large as those who tell everyone else what they are doing wrong... Makes sense that we ought to try to do right. We have each member sign a covenant defining our relationship together, and if an area is not being adhered to, we begin the process of helping them with their commitments. And yes we have dropped people from our membership. But know this, if you begin to push back against the traditions in your church and bring it to a biblical standard of morality, resistance will occur. Weddings are a classic point of attack. Do you perform a ceremony for those living together? Do you perform a ceremony where one party is not a believer? We lost one family because the bride wanted to wait until after she had the baby and slimmed down to formalize the marriage with vows. Uh... not on my watch. So my answer would be yes. Well since we are mostly known by the public at large as those who tell everyone else what they are doing wrong…

Makes sense that we ought to try to do right.

We have each member sign a covenant defining our relationship together, and if an area is not being adhered to, we begin the process of helping them with their commitments. And yes we have dropped people from our membership.

But know this, if you begin to push back against the traditions in your church and bring it to a biblical standard of morality, resistance will occur. Weddings are a classic point of attack. Do you perform a ceremony for those living together? Do you perform a ceremony where one party is not a believer?

We lost one family because the bride wanted to wait until after she had the baby and slimmed down to formalize the marriage with vows. Uh… not on my watch.

So my answer would be yes.

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