Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

CR. I will address one of the points you noted. Sin is defined as the breaking of a law, rule, or command found in the Bible. It also extends to rules,laws, traditions etc. that the church imposes on their members. Sin only exists within the religious realm. In the secular world what you call sin i...

I think I need to correct a misconception that it seems you have. I do not struggle with pride and I'm sorry to learn that you do. You have apparently misinterpreted my self confidence as pride. Since pride is considered a sin by most Christians I can understand why a believer would struggle with i...

CR. I will address one of the points you noted. Sin is defined as the breaking of a law, rule, or command found in the Bible. It also extends to rules,laws, traditions etc. that the church imposes on their members. Sin only exists within the religious realm. In the secular world what you call sin i...

CB the word you are searching for is indoctrination. I believed what I was teaching was true because I'd been indoctrinated. I never fact checked anything I was told. I simply accepted it was true, until the day came when I stopped accepting what I was told & started fact checking the Bible.And...

CR. I will address one of the points you noted. Sin is defined as the breaking of a law, rule, or command found in the Bible. It also extends to rules,laws, traditions etc. that the church imposes on their members. Sin only exists within the religious realm. In the secular world what you call sin i...

CR, l'll respond to your question about hell. You pose Pascal's wager to me as your defense. That's not a defense that is just silly. I never used any language to communicate a defense of anything. I asked straight forward questions that you dodged. I think it's silly you think it is a defense. The...

CR, l'll respond to your question about hell. You pose Pascal's wager to me as your defense. That's not a defense that is just silly. Heaven & Hell are fictional places created as a way to control adherents. In order for religion to survive there has to be both rewards & punishments to indu...

He never talked about it until just recently, but he did not go into great detail. Basically two life long friends and brothers split the church over disagreement about opening a daycare and a myriad of other issues. He hasn't stepped foot back in the church since that time. He is a brilliant logica...

Religious people are consumed with the concepts of sin, forgiveness, Grace, & redemption, but most of all hell. What a terrible burden it is to carry that stuff around with you all day, every day, of your life. What strikes me as even more bizarre is to proclaim how much God loves you. How does...

How did you fit into the leadership structure of your group (COC)? What effect did your group's leadership structure have on you? Greetings brothers and sisters! I hope my post may help, thank you for reading it. I grew up in the coC. I am from Abilene, TX and my father's family came from a long li...