Comments on: Introduction (Misinterpreted Scriptures) http://www.whyileft.org/frequently-misinterpreted-scriptures/introduction-misinterpreted-scriptures/ Thoughts from the mind of Josh Spiers: Formerly Apostolic Pentecostal, always Christian Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ryan http://www.whyileft.org/frequently-misinterpreted-scriptures/introduction-misinterpreted-scriptures/comment-page-1/#comment-22858 Ryan Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:19:01 +0000 http://test.jspiers.org/frequently-misinterpreted-scriptures/introduction-misinterpreted-scriptures/#comment-22858 The aforementioned statement is presumptuous and simply not true. I was once a Oneness Pentecostal myself, and left the movement for the very opposite reason - I WANT to live by the Bible. The Biblical inconsistencies in Oneness Pentecostalism, especially in regards to the doctrines of justification and sanctification as well as understanding the Gospel itself, were a tremendous frustration and hindrance to my desire to follow what Jesus said in Mathew 4:4 "Man shall not live on bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comes from the mouth of God." I am now attending a Reformed Baptist church that holds the highest view of scripture (sola scriptura), believes in and practices expositional preaching (as opposed to the allegorical methods of Oneness Pentecostalism that almost always end up taking scripture out of context to teach things contrary to the plain meaning of the text), and is constantly making much of Christ and His glorious Gospel. We seek to teach the Gospel of Christ from the whole counsel of God (the whole of scripture) rather than from the handful of favorite verses that support our positions. I left Oneness Pentecostalism in order to FULFILL my desire to live by the Bible, not because I was rebelling against it. The aforementioned statement is presumptuous and simply not true. I was once a Oneness Pentecostal myself, and left the movement for the very opposite reason – I WANT to live by the Bible. The Biblical inconsistencies in Oneness Pentecostalism, especially in regards to the doctrines of justification and sanctification as well as understanding the Gospel itself, were a tremendous frustration and hindrance to my desire to follow what Jesus said in Mathew 4:4 “Man shall not live on bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comes from the mouth of God.” I am now attending a Reformed Baptist church that holds the highest view of scripture (sola scriptura), believes in and practices expositional preaching (as opposed to the allegorical methods of Oneness Pentecostalism that almost always end up taking scripture out of context to teach things contrary to the plain meaning of the text), and is constantly making much of Christ and His glorious Gospel. We seek to teach the Gospel of Christ from the whole counsel of God (the whole of scripture) rather than from the handful of favorite verses that support our positions.

I left Oneness Pentecostalism in order to FULFILL my desire to live by the Bible, not because I was rebelling against it.

]]> By: once an apostolic, always an apostolic! http://www.whyileft.org/frequently-misinterpreted-scriptures/introduction-misinterpreted-scriptures/comment-page-1/#comment-18141 once an apostolic, always an apostolic! Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:44:23 +0000 http://test.jspiers.org/frequently-misinterpreted-scriptures/introduction-misinterpreted-scriptures/#comment-18141 people only leave the apostolic faith because they don't want to live by the bible. I don't see how you can know truth and then go back on it? people only leave the apostolic faith because they don’t want to live by the bible. I don’t see how you can know truth and then go back on it?

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