Waiting on Him
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Hello all, I go by the user name Waiting on Him. I’ve attended many different denominations over the past 56 years, and am currently searching for a Christian narrative that makes sense.
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O'Darby III
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Don't feel bad - in my experience that typically takes at least 65 years!
I solved the problem by writing my own "Christian narrative."O'Darby III
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I must say, Our Hero and his companies have almost no internet presence. I don't want to morph into a Prosecuting Attorney here, but something doesn't add up.
@Mr E should send the last few pages of this thread to the moderators at CB - they might regret self-banning kindly old O'Darby.
What doesn’t make sense of the Christian narrative you’ve been exposed to so far?
Waiting on Him
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I suppose the biggest conflict I have would be that God would become a man, and commit suicide on a cross on my behalf.
Waiting on Him
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Do you believe you are a Christian?Don't feel bad - in my experience that typically takes at least 65 years!
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RoscoePColeTrain
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You don't have that conflict, because God did not do that for you. The conflict you do have however,
is that you are guidable enough to believe whomever told you that malarkey.
Waiting on Him
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Was.
Isn’t that pretty much a summary of the Catholic/Protestant narrative?
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RoscoePColeTrain
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No. Their take is that they think because they read a book and say some words
that God will accept them into His Kingdom as if they are one of His own. To which
is even more absurd as " would be that God would become a man, and commit suicide on a cross on my behalf. "
Oh yeah I forgot and either sprinkle some water on themselves or be dunked in water.
Their absurdness goes on and on.
O'Darby III
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I put on my profile today that the most accurate description would probably be "theist." I would steer you to my testimony in my blog at Christianity Board, but apparently my blog decided to self-ban itself at the same time I somehow did! (Maybe there was a Self-Banning button I pressed by accident.)
I describe a startling born-again experience at age 21 that briefly launched me into fundamentalist Christianity, including a stint at a Southern Baptist seminary, but had the more lasting effect of launching me on a 54-year (so far) spiritual quest.Over the years, I find that I care less and less about doctrines, dogma and definitions. I am certainly not "not a Christian." I am certainly "more of a Christian than a Hindu." I describe Christianity as the "template" for my beliefs. Whether anyone thinks this does or does not make me a Christian, I really don't care - mostly because I have grave doubts as to whether the religion that calls itself Christianity has much if anything to do with what Jesus was talking about or expecting.
My blog at the other forum was called The Little Church of What O'Darby Believes, which pretty well captures the one-man nature of my Christianity. I'd say I was a 99% convinced and committed theist and about 70% a convinced and committed Christian in my own mind (but perhaps only about 40% in most other "Christians'" minds).
Ye
Ever read about the second Adam?
Yea, that never happened, which explains why that is not in Scripture.
Ever read about the second Adam?
O'Darby III
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Eureka, through the magic of Google I just discovered that my blog is still there in the shadows at CB.
Here are two entries that are relevant to your question. I, of course, can no longer remember what I wrote two or three weeks ago and am prepared to disavow all of it if my thinking has changed!
What Is a "Believer" (and What Does It Mean to "Fall Away")?
This blog entry was prompted by a thread started by @TonyChanYT at the Christianity Board forum. Tony asked what it means to "fall away." As he noted, to say someone has fallen away assumes he or she was a believer in the first place. This...
www.christianityboard.com
And here is my convoluted testimony:
O'Darby's Slightly Odd Testimony
My long and winding journey from being born again to actually believing.
www.christianityboard.com
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