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  1. Hi all. Thanks for the replies. I'll try and visit this forum a bit more in months to come. I've been very busy at work and going through a house sale/purchase and move a long way from where I am now so time to study theology has been limited. I'm hoping that once I move into my new house by the sea I'll have more time.
  2. Thank you for all the messages of support. One thing I am struggling with 2 Timothy 3:5 that talks about people who have a form of godliness but deny its power. I worried that's what I'm becoming, The basis for this is as a member of a pentecostal church, the Cwmbran revival is big in the circles I mix in and I'm sceptical of these kind of meetings where people are filled with the spirit but for no apparent reason. That's the 'power' that I'm used to hearing about in the evangelical churches I've attended for over 40 years. Does that make me a person having a form of godliness but denying its power? Or is the power that Paul (or whoever) writes about the power to not just appear godly, but to strive to be godly in trying to live a life of love for others that Jesus lived.That takes the power of God to live up to. I don't consider myself to be someone who loves pleasure more than I love God so I'm trying to see this passage in a different light. A progressive opinion on this would be interesting.
  3. Hi everyone I was raised as a fundamentalist without knowing it and about three years ago in my forties I started hearing alternatives to that theology and am gradually looking into progressive Christianity as a lot of what I learned about it so far makes more sense than my previous stance. There are still a few beliefs I hold on to as I can't find alternative interpretations of certain scriptures but am open to being taught further, I will now trawl through this forum and see what I can find. John
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