Confessions of a Christian-Only Skeptic

In honor of Reformation Day, my thesis nailing to the door of the Disciples of Christ church: 1. The good confession that Jesus is the Son of God doesn't replace saving faith in the atonement of the Messiah on the cross for my sins and the imputed righteousness of His obedience.  (John 6:28:-29) (Romans 4:11) (1 John 1:7) (Romans 5:9) (Ephesians 1:16) (Romans 5:19) 2. Repentance is a gift of God.  (Acts 11:18) 3. Faith is a gift of God.  (Ephesians 2:8) 4. We are saved by the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8) 5. We are saved by calling upon the name of the !ord (Acts 2:21) (Psalm 51) (1 Corinthians 6:11) (Titus 3:5) 6. Saul's sins were washed away by calling upon the name of the Lord. (Acts 22:16) (Psalm 51) 7. Saul received the Holy Spirit by the laying on of Ananias's hands (Acts 9:17) (Acts 8:17-18) (2 Timothy 1:16) (1 Timothy 5:22) (John 20:21-23) 8. The Holy Spirit can be obtained as a gift by prayer (Luke 11:13) 9. Jesus baptizes by Holy Spirit (Mark 1:8) (Matth...

By the providene of God, I was raised in a Disciples of Christ Church.  My mother's mother was raised as a Lutheran.  Her grandmother was born in Germany and immigrated to the USA as life was hard for her family there.  Her mother was born in the USA.  When she married my grandfather, she moved to Southwestern Michigan from Wausau, Wisconsin and decided to join the Disciples of Christ Church in Bangor, Michigan. I was raised in Bangor Christian Church until it decided to leave the Disciples of Christ to become part of the Independent Branch of the American Restoration Movement.  Upon leaving the Disciples of Christ, the name of the church was changed to Bangor Church of Christ. Because it was expected and I had reached an age of accountability, I walked the aisle and and gave the good confession that I was a sinner and Jesus is the Son of God.  After giving the good confession, I was baptized for the remission of my sins per the tradition of the ARM (Amne...