so dan and i have a big decision ahead of us. one that may affect us for the rest of our lives. which just makes the whole deciding part that much harder. i think another reason we arent jumping to make the decision is because we both want it our way. dan wants to go to his church because thats where he grew up and i want to go to mine because thats how i was brought up. but is there really even that great a difference between the nrc (netherlands reformed church) and the frc (free reformed church)? as far as i can tell, not really. i mean sure, the nrc sings slower and they dont use people's names when they pray, but that shouldnt be the reasoning behind me saying my church is better. as far as i can tell, the preaching is very similar (although maybe its just rev. sonnevelt who preaches more like our church does?!). my dad said he can see the frc becoming more liberal in their ways. like in what they sing, what version of the Bible they read, the issue of hats, etc. however, he said he can see the nrc staying more conservative, longer.
i just really am not sure what our decision's answer is going to be. we cant chose a church just to make our parents happy. it has to be our decision and what we feel is right. but what is right?
actually ya there is a big difference in the way the frc and the nrc believe. one of the biggest is the whole thing about election. i just took confession of faith class and i learned a lot. i went to an nrc school which was kinda tough cause wat i was taught in bible class and wat i was taught at church and at home was very different. it is obviously completely up to you two but the whole thing about being liberal and conservative is really just a small part of it.
ReplyDeletewell can you tell me the differences then? b/c i really need help here ames. i just dont see the differences!
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