tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post7184346894198382345..comments2023-10-06T10:17:06.737-04:00Comments on Thou and Thou Only: Denomination QuizzesHarmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105846442509828835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-38559617356815993982007-06-07T19:27:00.000-04:002007-06-07T19:27:00.000-04:00Ewokgirl,I agree with your take on predestination ...Ewokgirl,<BR/><BR/>I agree with your take on predestination vs. free will. I don't think the ultimate answer lies all the way to predestination or all the way to free will. The Bible seems to indicate one here and the other there, which for me means that the answer must lie somewhere in the middle.<BR/><BR/>I definitely lean conservatively when we're talking about women in leadership roles. Ideally for me, most of the ministry positions would be filled by men. (and all the feminists wish death upon me) But if the need arises (read: Deborah), God will put someone in charge.JunkMalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619673168896233941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-11669936111271188352007-06-07T19:12:00.000-04:002007-06-07T19:12:00.000-04:00Well, Southern Baptists tend to believe in predest...Well, Southern Baptists tend to believe in predestination and "once saved, always saved" so I don't think that can be it. And actually, I did say that I agree that gifts of the spirit still occur today. I just don't believe it happens in the way the charismatics typically portray it(like an entire congregation breaking out into gibberish all at one time). So that question wouldn't have put me in that category. <BR/><BR/>We Southern Baptists are pretty lax these days on women in ministry, at least in children's departments and such. But some churches are getting a little more adventurous and hiring female youth and music ministers, so that's why I wonder if the question about women in ministry is what put me as SB second instead of first. (Although, you really wouldn't know we're more lax these days if you've heard about the brouhaha at Southwestern Theological Seminary about a female Hebrew professor who was fired not too long ago because she's female.)<BR/><BR/>The thing I hate about these sorts of quizzes is that there are often qualifiers that need to be added to a statement to actually make it completely true or false for me. For example, in terms of predestination, I do believe that God knows when he creates us if we will follow him or not. But I don't believe he creates us with the purpose of predestination, if that makes sense. He gave us free will, and he knows ahead of time what choice we will make. HE does not predetermine the outcome of our decisions; he simply knows what our decision will be. But I may just be muddying the theological waters with this discussion. ;-)Anne Marie@Married to the Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600919522369171555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-56771254380662841592007-06-07T16:25:00.000-04:002007-06-07T16:25:00.000-04:00Interesting. I never knew Baptists could be "non-...Interesting. I never knew Baptists could be "non-Calvinistic". Did you know there is a Baptist Church of Christ? I can't remember where I ran across it, but I read about it somewhere recently.Smockity Frockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-52473575271889311772007-06-07T16:08:00.000-04:002007-06-07T16:08:00.000-04:00FIL,I was rather surprised, when I first took that...FIL,<BR/><BR/>I was rather surprised, when I first took that test; I didn't know we shared much in common with free will Baptists. <BR/><BR/>I knew that Restoration Movement groups were similar to Anabaptist groups. If we'd been able to find a Mennonite church close to our house, we certainly would have visited. I wouldn't mind if CoCs implemented a couple of Mennonite practices I've read about. That's another story for another time, unless someone <I>really</I> wants to press the issue on this comment thread.JunkMalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619673168896233941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-85281384455114801612007-06-07T16:01:00.000-04:002007-06-07T16:01:00.000-04:00Ewokgirl,When I hear "Reformed," one of my first f...Ewokgirl,<BR/><BR/>When I hear "Reformed," one of my first following thoughts is "Calvinist." That thought is usually followed by "predestination." Sometimes that's followed by "once saved, always saved." I would suspect that your answers to questions pertaining to those subjects made you come out "Reformed." Possibly questions 9 and 11? Maybe question 21, which asks your conviction on charismatic gifts (reformed Baptists generally do not believe those occur these days).<BR/><BR/>If you came out with Unitarian Universalist as last, that means you actually stand for something Gospel-related. Good for you ;)JunkMalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619673168896233941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-21933147511829714982007-06-07T15:48:00.000-04:002007-06-07T15:48:00.000-04:00I had some time to kill, so I took the quiz. I'm ...I had some time to kill, so I took the quiz. I'm Southern Baptist, but that actually turned up as #2 for me. My #1 result is Reformed Baptist. I just found that interesting. I'm wondering what question took me from my actual denomination to Reformed. I suspect it was the one about female ministers. I'm pretty old school about women in ministry, even though I've never had a problem with female children's ministers, nor do I really take issue with female teachers. But I do believe that the pastor, youth minister, and music ministers should all be male. <BR/><BR/>I was pleased to see that Unitarian Universalist was the very last one on my list. ;-)Anne Marie@Married to the Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600919522369171555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-86899899451351221962007-06-07T11:27:00.000-04:002007-06-07T11:27:00.000-04:00"Just because I come out Church of Christ on all t..."Just because I come out Church of Christ on all these does not indicate that I am saying Church of Christ is the only way"<BR/><BR/>Although I'm sure you would agree that there *is* an "only way" -- hence the fact that you didn't come out Unitarian. ;)Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105846442509828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-30316529408888558282007-06-07T11:20:00.000-04:002007-06-07T11:20:00.000-04:00Interesting results. The Restoration Movement gro...Interesting results. The Restoration Movement groups have a lot in common with Anabaptist and free will Baptists.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077883273809275431noreply@blogger.com