Posts Tagged ‘Church of the Nazarene’
The Holiness Movement
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Holiness-Movement.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: I Thessalonians 5:16-28 I. Pietism took off during the 1600’s with Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705) A. Eventually a denomination form that was referred to as the Moravian church B. From here we skip ahead to the early 1700’s II. John Wesley (1703-1791) A. He was raised in the Church of England…
Read MoreIs having a baby dedicated wrong?
Question: I have found on your site when searching that several have asked this question, but I can’t find an answer to this question. A friend, who is a Nazarene, is having their baby dedicated. Is this wrong? Thanks. Answer: In the Nazarene Church, a dedication ritual a vow that parents take that they will…
Read MoreI too left the Nazarene church, but over legalism
Question: I was reading your letter online and, like your “I left the Nazarene church,” I left on the other hand because I found the practices to be legalistic. I find your letter to be greatly encouraging. Thank you and God bless you. Answer: I’m glad the article was of benefit to you. “Legalism” is…
Read MoreIs sinless perfection not expected of Christians?
Question: I read a few posts on the website where you talked about how Christians are not to expect sinless perfection in themselves. This was very encouraging to me! I have been raised in the Nazarene church. Nazarenes have a lot of really great strengths, but sometimes it can be tough, as they believe that…
Read MoreFor if you must be physically immersed in water to be saved, then the blood and Jesus Christ has no power
Question: As a Nazarene Pastor, I wonder about what you have written. As a Christian, I can not judge your salvation. Unless you truly believe that it is the water and not the blood of Christ that saves you. I have read your web site. I am impressed with your research. I was surprised at…
Read MoreHelp me understand more about the flaws in the Church of the Nazarene
Question: I am a music minister, called preacher and leader. I currently serve with the church of the Nazarene. I am shocked by the truth you revealed. I have been looking for this, but I really need help to understand it more. I have been feeling deeply uncomfortable with some things in this denomination, and…
Read MoreDoesn’t the Bible teach that you can be saved without baptism?
Question: I read your article, “Why I Am Not a Nazarene,” as I have been researching the Wesleyan Nazarenes and was considering attending there as a member but I am having doubts. However, I read your article and where it says “No one is saved without being baptized with water” is not biblical. One is saved by faith in…
Read MoreDo you believe you can only be saved by immersion in water? What about someone who can’t be immersed?
Question: How does one get saved who cannot physically be submerged? I didn’t look up your references, but is seems to me (by skimming through your article of why you left the Church of the Nazarene) that the main reason you left is you believe you are saved by baptism by submersion only? Am I…
Read MoreYou shouldn’t condemn those who believe baptism is unnecessary for salvation
Question: I am a Christian, a part of the Church of the Nazarene. I myself have been baptized, but it becomes a concern to me when many others find it absolutely necessary to be baptized with water to be saved. I am very open to the consideration of the doctrines of men that find their…
Read MoreQuit picking on the Nazarenes! We’re not saved by baptism
Question: I suggest you read Ephesians 2:8-10 and pray about your erroneous attack on The Church of the Nazarene. We are saved by the precious blood of Christ, not by being dipped in water. There are some, after all, who do not have the opportunity to be baptized immediately (the thief who died next to Jesus),…
Read MoreIsn’t saying you must be baptized limiting the power of God?
Question: I am sorry you feel the way you do about the Church of the Nazarene, but more so about your hard-lined stance about baptism. By saying “No one is saved without being baptized in water” you immediately limit the limitless God. You are saying that God cannot save anyone on their death bed, since they…
Read MoreThe article “Why I am Not a Nazarene” caused tears to well up in my eyes
Question: I read your article on the web, and tears welled up in my eyes. I am a Nazarene trained pastor who chose the wrong major in college. I chose Biblical Studies over Wesleyan Theology. After pastoring in large churches for 11 years, I had to resign for the reasons you mentioned and many others. It…
Read MoreYour rhetoric regarding the Church of the Nazarene is wrong-headed and malicious
Question: I am a minister in the Church of the Nazarene and take offense to your article about the church. Interestingly I was raised in the Church of Christ until I left home in my late teens. Your rhetoric regarding the church is wrong-headed and malicious. It does not help the cause of Christ to bash…
Read MoreWhat does the Nazarene church mean by “properly expressed” in regards to sexual intimacy?
Question: Regarding sexual intimacy between a married couple, what does the Nazarene church mean by the phrase, “properly expressed?” “…We stand firmly on the belief that the biblical concept of marriage, always between one man and one woman in a committed, lifelong relationship, is the only relationship within which the gift of sexual intimacy is…
Read MoreWhy I Am Not a Nazarene
by J. R. Bronger In June of 1972 my wife, Sue, and I were baptized into Christ for the remission of our sins (Acts 2:38). Like many of our brothers and sisters in Christ, we came out of religious error. Our involvement was with the Church of the Nazarene, headquartered in Kansas City. I was…
Read MoreYou think you have the right to judge your fellow man
Question: I was raised in the Church of the Nazarene, but my husband was raised in the Church of Christ. I cannot believe that you continue to perpetuate the untruths, misconceptions and basic misinterpretations of the Bible. The Church of Christ does not believe in the forgiveness of sin and the grace of God but…
Read MoreAren’t you misinterpreting the Scriptures unless you teach faith alone?
Question: I agree with you on many points however I believe that you make many hasty judgments and contradict yourself many times over. Whether you are Nazarene, Pentecostal, Baptist Church of Christ, etc. it truly does not matter because salvation is not found in your denomination rather in Christ Jesus. Nazarenes do not believe that…
Read MoreIsn’t it divisive to claim all denominations are wrong?
Question: I just read the article about why you left the Nazarene denomination. On the latter point of baptism, I will not comment now, but I think your first listed reason is a rational mistake. You said, “yet the Nazarene Church exists, as does any denomination, because man disregards the prayerful wishes of Christ.” This…
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