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List of (some) things that caused me to leave the IFB
-God’s Word hardly ever opened in sermons. If there was even preaching...and the “man of God” was never to be questioned. Everything he said was truth. Period. -Girls only Sunday school class consisted of how to be the perfect wife lessons. Literally. No scripture....
Testimony/Trial
Hello, my name is Dawson I’m 19 and if you’ll allow for just a few moments I would like to share my testimony along with my trial. I was born into a Pentecostal Holiness movement. Growing up I saw things that were legalistic, much like many of your stories. I found...
Pastor
I just want to say up front...I am not and have no intention whatsoever to take my ministry into the "contemporary" realms.....I am a KJB believer only....I still adhere to probably 90% of the Baptist doctrine. Having said that though, I Pastor a Community Church...I...
Great Help
Just wanted to say thank y’all for what you guys are doing it’s helped me a lot to preach more on grace through love, I once was in the IFB movement, went to PCC, that’s where I finally realized how messed up the movement was with all the rules with no biblical...
I Left Too
I was saved in an IFB church. I was raised in an IFB church. I was called to preach in an IFB church. Of course with maturity comes enlightenment. I began to study the Bible for myself and I realized alot of the standards and practices in the 3-4 churches we attended...
Daddy Issues
My parents sent my older sisters and me to an IFB church on the bus route every Sunday morning from the time I was two years old. When I was 8, my dad finally went to church and accepted Christ as his Saviour. We were excited! My mom took a little longer, but she also...
An IFB with a little different perspective
Hi I stumbled onto yalls podcast back in March and started listening to the episodes. I personally do not agree with all of your arguments or stances but I do appreciate your openness to your listeners. I grew up in small IFB churches all my life and quit honestly...
Pastor of Outreach and Missions
This past Wednesdays episode touched on a situation similar to my story,I am thankful for y'all for bringing it out. When I was 18, and just out of Air Force basic training, I made the mistake of marrying a high school sweetheart. I was a long way from home, I was...
Camp Meeting + 72 Verses of “Just As I Am” = Emotional Manipulation 101
I have binge-listened to your entire playlist, then listened to all of the episodes again!! Thank you for putting words to some of the things I have felt! Here's a fun story for you... I grew up in an independent Baptist church in the north, so my church experience...
My time in fundamentalism
I was taught from a very early age how to be Christian. I was taught how to dress and act Christian. Therefore, I grew up with the notion that I was a Christian. Prayed the prayer several times, and even got baptized a few times. However, no true conversion left the...