My Story

Freedom for me was the day I took my eyes off of sinful men and fastened them firmly upon Jesus our perfect example who never fails and never disappoints.

I know pastors are sinful men at best and lying scoundrels in many cases.

Keep your eyes on Jesus not on sinful men.
 
Joshua4missions said:
I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year.
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You might be a Hacker if................:)
 
Joshua4missions said:
I was going to post this in the Jericho Plan thread, but my thoughts grew too much so I decided to make a seperate thread. So here goes:

The Jericho was a lifesaver for me. I grew up on the mission field and was not legally able to work a secular job whilst in High School. As such, I could never have afforded to attend HAC. I've been a member of FBC for 21 years, it was always my dream to attend HAC just like my parents did. I was never pressured to attend. I was excited to be in such a godly place and get to server Christ full-time. I was excited to live full-time in a holy place where I believed everyone was sold out for God.

I arrived on fire for God as the biggest HAC fanboy there could be, and was crushed with the reality that sin had infiltrated the student body like I never could have imagined. Students would blast their Roll & Roll openly on our dorm floor, and the dorm supes never cared cause theu never wanted to be the bad guys. I took a stand and stood up against my peers and confronted their music and movies and was instantly alienated from my class. I bore the reputation of "the one who turned his entire dorm floor." No one wanted to be around me. No one respected my wishes because I had no authority to back me up. I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year. I felt that I was the only one fighting for moral purity on my dorm floor. Honestly, Iw as the real deal. I grew up sheltered on a mission field my entire life. I wanted what was right.

Time went by and I was helping the Dean of Men more and more. But as my sophomore year came around, I was tossed to the curb because I was socially awkward and wasn't cool to be around like other college guys who hung out at the dean of mens office. I lost a ton of respect for the college because they really do not care about the purity of their students on a daily basis. Sure, from the pulpit they do, but the inner working of the college are flawed and corroded. I stopped caring and just let the college slide. I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted. But I kept my mouth shut and just lived with it because noone really cares.

It saddens me that the only dream I had as a child was crushed by those I looked up to to be the moral standard for Christian living. Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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What years were you at HAC?
 
Joshua4missions said:
I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted.
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This surprised me some. HAC either instituted co-ed dorms or your roommates were "gay".
:o

or did you mean something else?
 
Joshua4missions said:
Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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Calling yourself Christian when once a Baptist IMO is not different than calling yourself a human and no longer wanting to be called an American.
 
Hey, welcome to the forum!  Now that you've basically judged that many of us here are not saved, let's be best friends!  Oh, wait, light is not supposed to have any fellowship with darkness.  Guess we can't be friends after all. :'(
 
16KJV11 said:
Hey, welcome to the forum!  Now that you've basically judged that many of us here are not saved, let's be best friends!  Oh, wait, light is not supposed to have any fellowship with darkness.  Guess we can't be friends after all. :'(
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Then he should fit right in!
 
rsc2a said:
16KJV11 said:
Hey, welcome to the forum!  Now that you've basically judged that many of us here are not saved, let's be best friends!  Oh, wait, light is not supposed to have any fellowship with darkness.  Guess we can't be friends after all. :'(
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Then he should fit right in!
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He certainly will make you a good friend.
 
Joshua4missions said:
I was going to post this in the Jericho Plan thread, but my thoughts grew too much so I decided to make a seperate thread. So here goes:

The Jericho was a lifesaver for me. I grew up on the mission field and was not legally able to work a secular job whilst in High School. As such, I could never have afforded to attend HAC. I've been a member of FBC for 21 years, it was always my dream to attend HAC just like my parents did. I was never pressured to attend. I was excited to be in such a godly place and get to server Christ full-time. I was excited to live full-time in a holy place where I believed everyone was sold out for God.

I arrived on fire for God as the biggest HAC fanboy there could be, and was crushed with the reality that sin had infiltrated the student body like I never could have imagined. Students would blast their Roll & Roll openly on our dorm floor, and the dorm supes never cared cause theu never wanted to be the bad guys. I took a stand and stood up against my peers and confronted their music and movies and was instantly alienated from my class. I bore the reputation of "the one who turned his entire dorm floor." No one wanted to be around me. No one respected my wishes because I had no authority to back me up. I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year. I felt that I was the only one fighting for moral purity on my dorm floor. Honestly, Iw as the real deal. I grew up sheltered on a mission field my entire life. I wanted what was right.

Time went by and I was helping the Dean of Men more and more. But as my sophomore year came around, I was tossed to the curb because I was socially awkward and wasn't cool to be around like other college guys who hung out at the dean of mens office. I lost a ton of respect for the college because they really do not care about the purity of their students on a daily basis. Sure, from the pulpit they do, but the inner working of the college are flawed and corroded. I stopped caring and just let the college slide. I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted. But I kept my mouth shut and just lived with it because noone really cares.

It saddens me that the only dream I had as a child was crushed by those I looked up to to be the moral standard for Christian living. Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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So, quick questions:
1. Are you still a legalist? Because your words betray a hint of legalism(ok, a hint was a nice way of putting it).
2. Whenever somebody says "I'm just a Christian", I automatically think "They're either a Baptist or a Charismatic who is too ashamed to speak to their convictions".
 
With respect, and I do not mean to minimize your pain, if I got on the internet after three years of Bible college and said what I thought it would have been a grave mistake. There is much to be said for some distance in the rear view mirror.
 
Joshua4missions said:
I was going to post this in the Jericho Plan thread, but my thoughts grew too much so I decided to make a seperate thread. So here goes:

The Jericho was a lifesaver for me. I grew up on the mission field and was not legally able to work a secular job whilst in High School. As such, I could never have afforded to attend HAC. I've been a member of FBC for 21 years, it was always my dream to attend HAC just like my parents did. I was never pressured to attend. I was excited to be in such a godly place and get to server Christ full-time. I was excited to live full-time in a holy place where I believed everyone was sold out for God.

I arrived on fire for God as the biggest HAC fanboy there could be, and was crushed with the reality that sin had infiltrated the student body like I never could have imagined. Students would blast their Roll & Roll openly on our dorm floor, and the dorm supes never cared cause theu never wanted to be the bad guys. I took a stand and stood up against my peers and confronted their music and movies and was instantly alienated from my class. I bore the reputation of "the one who turned his entire dorm floor." No one wanted to be around me. No one respected my wishes because I had no authority to back me up. I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year. I felt that I was the only one fighting for moral purity on my dorm floor. Honestly, Iw as the real deal. I grew up sheltered on a mission field my entire life. I wanted what was right.

Time went by and I was helping the Dean of Men more and more. But as my sophomore year came around, I was tossed to the curb because I was socially awkward and wasn't cool to be around like other college guys who hung out at the dean of mens office. I lost a ton of respect for the college because they really do not care about the purity of their students on a daily basis. Sure, from the pulpit they do, but the inner working of the college are flawed and corroded. I stopped caring and just let the college slide. I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted. But I kept my mouth shut and just lived with it because noone really cares.

It saddens me that the only dream I had as a child was crushed by those I looked up to to be the moral standard for Christian living. Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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So many thoughts but I will grab just one:  Why on earth would you think God made you the moral police for the dorm floor?  You sound like a whiny baby spy to me.
 
SwampHag said:
Joshua4missions said:
I was going to post this in the Jericho Plan thread, but my thoughts grew too much so I decided to make a seperate thread. So here goes:

The Jericho was a lifesaver for me. I grew up on the mission field and was not legally able to work a secular job whilst in High School. As such, I could never have afforded to attend HAC. I've been a member of FBC for 21 years, it was always my dream to attend HAC just like my parents did. I was never pressured to attend. I was excited to be in such a godly place and get to server Christ full-time. I was excited to live full-time in a holy place where I believed everyone was sold out for God.

I arrived on fire for God as the biggest HAC fanboy there could be, and was crushed with the reality that sin had infiltrated the student body like I never could have imagined. Students would blast their Roll & Roll openly on our dorm floor, and the dorm supes never cared cause theu never wanted to be the bad guys. I took a stand and stood up against my peers and confronted their music and movies and was instantly alienated from my class. I bore the reputation of "the one who turned his entire dorm floor." No one wanted to be around me. No one respected my wishes because I had no authority to back me up. I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year. I felt that I was the only one fighting for moral purity on my dorm floor. Honestly, Iw as the real deal. I grew up sheltered on a mission field my entire life. I wanted what was right.

Time went by and I was helping the Dean of Men more and more. But as my sophomore year came around, I was tossed to the curb because I was socially awkward and wasn't cool to be around like other college guys who hung out at the dean of mens office. I lost a ton of respect for the college because they really do not care about the purity of their students on a daily basis. Sure, from the pulpit they do, but the inner working of the college are flawed and corroded. I stopped caring and just let the college slide. I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted. But I kept my mouth shut and just lived with it because noone really cares.

It saddens me that the only dream I had as a child was crushed by those I looked up to to be the moral standard for Christian living. Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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So many thoughts but I will grab just one:  Why on earth would you think God made you the moral police for the dorm floor?  You sound like a whiny baby spy to me.
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Or a stinkin' Hacker!!
 
It's obvious you are in your early to mid 20's.
 
Joshua4missions said:
I attended the past three years, I'm taking a year or so off now, before finishing up this Fall.
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Well... by all means... don't go back!
 
RAIDER said:
SwampHag said:
Joshua4missions said:
I was going to post this in the Jericho Plan thread, but my thoughts grew too much so I decided to make a seperate thread. So here goes:

The Jericho was a lifesaver for me. I grew up on the mission field and was not legally able to work a secular job whilst in High School. As such, I could never have afforded to attend HAC. I've been a member of FBC for 21 years, it was always my dream to attend HAC just like my parents did. I was never pressured to attend. I was excited to be in such a godly place and get to server Christ full-time. I was excited to live full-time in a holy place where I believed everyone was sold out for God.

I arrived on fire for God as the biggest HAC fanboy there could be, and was crushed with the reality that sin had infiltrated the student body like I never could have imagined. Students would blast their Roll & Roll openly on our dorm floor, and the dorm supes never cared cause theu never wanted to be the bad guys. I took a stand and stood up against my peers and confronted their music and movies and was instantly alienated from my class. I bore the reputation of "the one who turned his entire dorm floor." No one wanted to be around me. No one respected my wishes because I had no authority to back me up. I immediately began volunteering to the Dean of Men's office and began being their eyes and ears in hopes of becoming a dorm supervisor by my sophomore year. I felt that I was the only one fighting for moral purity on my dorm floor. Honestly, Iw as the real deal. I grew up sheltered on a mission field my entire life. I wanted what was right.

Time went by and I was helping the Dean of Men more and more. But as my sophomore year came around, I was tossed to the curb because I was socially awkward and wasn't cool to be around like other college guys who hung out at the dean of mens office. I lost a ton of respect for the college because they really do not care about the purity of their students on a daily basis. Sure, from the pulpit they do, but the inner working of the college are flawed and corroded. I stopped caring and just let the college slide. I had roommates who watched R rated movies, slept together, and sexted. But I kept my mouth shut and just lived with it because noone really cares.

It saddens me that the only dream I had as a child was crushed by those I looked up to to be the moral standard for Christian living. Oh how I have been awakened to the reality that Christianity lies not in religion but in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I am no longer an IFB, I am a Christian!!
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So many thoughts but I will grab just one:  Why on earth would you think God made you the moral police for the dorm floor?  You sound like a whiny baby spy to me.
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Or a stinkin' Hacker!!
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Or that, LOL
 
Joshua4missions said:
My viewpoint was that I discovered that Baptists aren't the only ones preaching the Gospel. I had the mentality that if you were not a Baptist, your doctrine was corrupt and you were not a true Christian. I have made new friends who are better Christians than most I went to college with.

I attended the past three years, I'm taking a year or so off now, before finishing up this Fall.

And KKV1611, I used that verse when some one asked why I wouldn't date a black girl. :P I was joking of course.
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Your first two statements kind of give insight that you were following what man was preaching, and not getting your info from the Bible. HAC/FBC is not Mecca
 
Simple question: Why compare those ideas with scripture?  Why do you accept scripture more than those ideas?

<~~~ values Scripture
 
kaba said:
Joshua4missions said:
My viewpoint was that I discovered that Baptists aren't the only ones preaching the Gospel. I had the mentality that if you were not a Baptist, your doctrine was corrupt and you were not a true Christian. I have made new friends who are better Christians than most I went to college with.

I attended the past three years, I'm taking a year or so off now, before finishing up this Fall.

And KKV1611, I used that verse when some one asked why I wouldn't date a black girl. :P I was joking of course.
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Your first two statements kind of give insight that you were following what man was preaching, and not getting your info from the Bible. HAC/FBC is not Mecca
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Each Christian should follow Christ and not sinful man.

Read and study the Bible for yourself.

It is amazing how much light can be shed on the preaching if one reads and studies the Bible for ones self.

Preacher's cognitive biases become evident in the light of God's Word.

You do not need a religious authority telling you what to believe, after all the Holy Spirit is fully capable of guiding you in the proper understanding of His Word.
 
FSSL said:
Joshua4missions said:
I attended the past three years, I'm taking a year or so off now, before finishing up this Fall.
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Well... by all means... don't go back!
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As a Jericho student I can think of at least 17,000 reasons he should finish.

Also his credits will not transfer most places but his degree will. If he's 3 yrs in he has no choice but go back & meet his comitment. Any other course would be silly. Though HAC is no accredited he will still find his degree helpful in the ministry or in the workforce.
 
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