a. Mat 5:18. • b. Isa 8:20; John 5:39, 46; Acts 15:15. • c. John 5:39. • d. 1 Cor 14:6, 9, 11-12, 24, 27-28. • e. Col 3:16. • f. Rom 15:4.

The way is narrow with Jesus as the only gate and Shepherd; Matthew 7:13-14 & John 10:1 & 7, John 10:2

Tithe- The minimum Genesis 14:17-20...but never under compulsion

John 1:12-13; 3:1-8; 1 Peter 1:23; Titus 3:5-7 and James 1:18

A healthy life cycle of a Bible Church is to train members to "Go"...this is soul winning or evangelism.
When a member wins a soul to faith in Christ they are to "Disciple" the new member to be "Indentified" ("baptizo" translated) with the triune God (worship) and "Indoctrinate" (teaching)the disciple so they can "Go", make "Disciples" so the new member are "Identified" with God and "Indoctrinated" in Christ's commands....so they will "Go"..ect. ect.

The distinction is understanding that there are three waves in the Charismatic Movement. Your Pentecostals are the first wave and more conservative bgan with Azuza Street Revival and faded in the 1970's. They held that speaking in tongues was one sign of being baptized by the Holy Spirit.
The second wave is the Charismatics who grew in the 1970's and continued through the 1990's. They taught that speaking in tongues is the evidence one has been baptized by the Holy Spirit.
The third wave is the Latter-rain movement that teaches sign and wonders through apostles and prophets in the latter days.
We need to be very discering about what spirit is operating in our Churches...read 1 John 4:1-6

Christian flim makers need to look not at the actor's talent and qualifications....but look at if they even have immoral lifestyles that would ruin the Christian message they seek to get out. There are good actors who are Christians or at least moral...who would like to have the opportunity to share their faith or morals in a quality film.

Just do a web search and you will find alot of information about the history, heritage, polity, and character of Baptist Churches.

An imbalance can occur when Congrational rule is purely democratic and dictates to the leadership of how they want them to run the Church. The leadership has to go to the congregation to have sermons and programs approved by the congregation. If the leadership is unsatisfactory to the leadership...they simply fire the Pastor and remove the elders at their discretion. A local Church run this way is not modeled after the New Testament.

Congregational rule: It may seem to suggest that pure democracy reigns in Congregational churches, this is usually not really the case. It is granted, with rare exception, that God has given the government of the Church into the hands of an ordained ministry. What makes Congregationalism unique is its system of checks and balances, which constrains the authority of the minister, the lay officers, and the members. Most importantly....cont.

The Chronicles of Narnia contain many allusions to Christian ideas...Lewis also borrows characters from Greek and Roman mythology as well as traditional British and Irish fairy tales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia

But the accuser was defended. The Pastor had to apologize to him the way some members had handled this. Keep James 1:19-20 in mind Yamil

I meet a man God called to the ministry. He was divorced before he was saved. He accepted Christ and married a wonderful Christian lady at a Bible collage. He was on the road with his family to raise support when someone at a Church were he was to speak found out about his past. The cancelled his appointment...and then called all the Churches in their state to cancel. He was stranded with only enough moneu for food but not for gas. A sympathic Evangelical Church helped him out and he returned home. But he never made it to the mission field. He had to find a new Church since the Church that supported him...removed him and his family from membership. This is how crazt some Churches can get about divorce and remarriage.

IDENTIFYING THE ABUSIVE SYSTEM
http://www.cephasministry.com/shepherding_spiritual_abuse.html

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work. 2 John 1:11-12 NIV