| Someone asked me what my Religion believes, as if I personally asked every member of the New Faith myself!!! What they didn't realize was that some members of our faith have different opinions!!! The only person I can speak for is myself!!! Anyways, I thought I'd explain a few things.... |
| --The main difference between the New Faith and most types of Christianity.-- Is that we prefer to speak only for our Personal Beliefs and our Personal Interpretations of the Bible!!! We would never put words in anyone else's mouth, regardless of what their Religion may be!!! Unlike Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans. Who prefer to say their Preachers can speak for everyone in there Congregation. I understand that this can provide a sense of unity, however I prefer to form my own opinions. I heard about the New Faith from a friend who I knew didn't go to Church, but was extremely Religious. He said a lot of people misinterpret or misunderstand the Bible. For instance, when it says "keep the Sabbath Day holy" most people will tell you the best way to devote an hour of your day to GOD is to go to Church. However, considering how many times I've seen people fall asleep in Churches. I decided the best way to devote an hour of my day to GOD was to read the Bible myself and form my own opinions. Rather than listen to what someone has to say about it. Imagine what would happen if every member of the Congregation stepped up to the Pulpit and spoke for five minutes!!! We don't go to Church, because people assume they know every opinion you'll ever have just because they know the type of Church you go to!!! Some of them even think your opinions will never change even though your still reading the Bible and learning more about it. Your interpretation of any part of the Bible and every opinion you'll ever have in life could change over one Verse!!! There's only one way to tell who really listens in Church, reads the Bible, and thinks about what it means to them. You just Debate (Peaceably) Religion with them and see if they know enough to defend their beliefs, or if it all went in one ear and out the other. Allot like the Pharisees and Christ. Anyways, we don't go to Church and we read the Bible ourselves and Debate our findings with each other. The idea is to eliminate misrepresentation. This is one of my favorite sayings "The name of my Religion doesn't define my beliefs, my beliefs define the name of my Religion." I hope that clears things up. |
| --If your asking what makes us members of the New Faith.-- (1)We All believe: that the Bible is the word of GOD, both the King James Version and the NIV Version. We also believe it's a good thing to read both versions in case you run into someone who has only read one. (2)We All believe: that the Lord Jesus Christ was the Son of GOD and our Savior. (3)We All believe: that GOD would never interfere with Free Will. We also believe that Christ did NOT go against his will when he prayed to GOD, asking him not to make him do this thing. He was simply asking if there was another way!!! (4)We All believe: that ignorance is no excuse for incompetence, we all know the difference between right and wrong. GOD is not stupid!!! He knows what's going on in your head and in your heart. GOD sees Sincerity, Honesty, Motive, and Intent. If you think Lying, Playing Dumb, or saying You Didn't Know Any Better will fool GOD, give it your best shot. Maybe you can fool him!!! (5)We All believe: that every member of our faith has a responsibility to learn as much about GOD, the Bible, GOD's Law, Man's Law, and Themselves as possible!!! Even if they can only devote a few minutes a day to learning something new. This also means making an honest effort to set aside time!!! (6)We All believe: that everyone has the right to choose, change, and spread their own Religious beliefs. This does not mean they should force people to listen, Christ didn't. As a matter of fact Christ never even forced people to come into a building just to hear what he had to say. He just let the people who wanted to hear what he had to say come to him. (7)We All believe: that everyone should read the Bible themselves and try to get their own interpretations from it. GOD is not stupid, for those who'd abuse this!!! |
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