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We’re now members of a small, independent, King James Bible believing church. The pastor preaches from the Bible, only. The choir sings hymns and plain gospel songs, nothing fancy or like a ‘praise chorus’. We are thankful that the Lord not only moved us away from our old church, but into this new one.
And in the old church, someone is spreading the rumor that we’ve joined a ‘Ruckman’ cult, and the associate pastor is telling people that we left, ‘bitter’. Hmm. Why?
I meant this to be short, but there was so much to share, to explain, so forgive the length.
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That's a blessing for me to read that sister, As the music was a factor to my departure from my previous Church. I wont go into to much detail with mine, but It became just like listening to a group in a bar or a club, electric guitars, (solo's of all things) heavy drumbeats, and "Christian Rock", and praise of secular bands and artists.
I also had a real series of encounters with NIV, NWT and NASB readers, it just seemed that everyone else was reading from Alexandrian versions and I was reading from the Word Of God and I was the one who was taking the issue "to serious"
even the pastor would not hold any bible in his hand and declare it as the inerrant Word Of God. Even the preaching was shortened and "drama" was introduced
. The final straw for me leaving was a guest Pastor that Read 2 lines of scripture (albeit it was from an alexandrian version ) as the basis for his sermon, THEN he began to read FOUR PAGES of CS LEWIS! I honestly could not believe my ears, I prayed all the way through that the LORD would give him dry mouth or dry throat or something to stop him talking. After that I left, dusted off my shoes at the front of the Church and never looked back. I stumbled upon this Site for fellowship while I was looking for the church the LORD wished me to be in, and I have been blessed by fellowship here, and now after a lot of months praying and searching I have found a Bible Believing Baptist Church less than 3 miles from my home! Praise the LORD for his infinite mercy, his loving kindness and his Blessing through trials, which we never see until the day we are humbled by it.
God Bless