Ok Pilgrim,

I pretty much agree wih you -

I'm an open book kind of guy. I grew up in the RCC, met my wife and joined the NRC which my wife was a member.

The NRC has been viewed by many inside and outside reformed circles as a cult becasue of perceived legalist tendancies.
(I know you and I have talked about this in the past Pilgrim) But any church that holds to a sanctified Lord's Day would be perceived along those lines in my expereince.

I am not an NRC apologist - I see problems and I am very open to criticisms. They encourage no tv's, and a filtered internet provider - but I heard that the high instances of prematrical sex and pregancies has been tied to low morality as exhibited by TV programming (so what is the benefit and need for TV in a CHristian houshold really?).

We can go on and on about the things (carnivals, fairs, circuses, boardwalks, cards, dancing, taverns, etc.) that are considered too worldy for Christian participation.

Pilgrim,

I want to be honest with you - is the emphasis on Christian living taking away from the true Gospel and is the legislation adding to the word of God? What about an overempahsis of experiential preaching? I don't know?!?!

Should I leave? I have to admit I grew up in an unflitered home and was adveresly affected by it so in many regards I am relieved at the encouraged prospect of abstainng and fleaing from the temptations of the world and instruments of sin.

But you are saying the NRC legislates works of morality and Christian living while overemphasing the miserable condition of the natural man? A combination of pious legalism, if you will.

I've read that the NRC follows the model of Christian living after Calvin and his work in Geneva - I'll include a portion of that when I get a moment.

Do you think I should leave? So you are not repeating anything you have already said - I am talking about the NRC specifically - they don't have an actual list that I'm aware of but there is definitely an emphasis on Christian living with a focus on an avoidance of certain activities and endeavors (although there may be differences of opinion from one minister to another - although not drastically)

Last edited by AC.; Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:26 PM.