- You imagine love converts people - and you really hate those who disagree.
- You consider your worship and study with Pentecostals/Babtists a delicious secret, which you share with about 1/3 your ministerium.
- You say "Where are the grant application forms" even more often than "Eighth Commandment!"
- You dismiss the historic Christian faith as "legalism."
- You are visibly excited whenever someone claims to be converted by an Enthusiast.
- You think Holy Communion is detrimental to a good service.
- You think the liturgy is a barrier to growth.
- You wince when you hear the word "Creed."
- You realize that a fix-it talk is much more effective than a Law/Gospel sermon.
- You send nasty, crude, foul-mouthed, anonymous comments to Ichabod.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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