Hi Tony Roland

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Hello Ryan,
I too am from a non-denominational  evangelical-charismatic background myself. The Lord has lead me on an interesting path this last year that has opened my eyes in a way that answered so many questions. These questions have been on my mind for years, and I just could not get answers or clarity until I had some distance from church and religion. I got kicked out of a very hip/cool young  non-denominational  evangelical-charismatic church a year ago. They wanted me to get the message that asking questions about what we do or why we do it can be good cause for excommunication.  I was upset at the beginning, and then the Lord began to open my eyes to things I could have never seen Had I continued in ministry at that church (or any church for that matter). Church attendance and submitting to other humans as spiritual authority over our lives, actually interferes with our personal relationship to Christ. This seems to be a universal truth. We are designed for intimacy with Jesus. He is our head, we are to come to Him and learn from Him. If you are interested in dialoging further on this subject, please feel free to email me.
All the Best!
Tony
tr@pb-east.com