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Originally Posted by CC1
Frogperson, you are correct that I did not mean ill by suggesting that this person, and many others, find the legalism of old time Pentecost comforting and easier than personally implementing Christian principles in their lives.
I do stand by the statement though and believe it 100%. Not an insult just something I consider a fact from almost 52 years of being in or around the UPC.
Most UPC folks I know can't fathom the concept of a preacher teaching principles in scripture and then allowing room for saints in their own study, prayer, and seeking God apply them to their lives. They want that laundry list everybody has to line up with. Yes I think that is a comfort and easier than the way I described.
You cannot seperate the psychology of the human mind from the approaches different religious systems take. Old time Pentecost pounds extra biblical legalism into peoples heads then if they feel quilty about violating one of the rules that guilt is called conviction. I do believe in conviction but in old time Pentecost I believe the vast amouont of the time what is called conviction is instead guilt from psychological conditioning.
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I posted this picture on another thread. Is the professor embarrassed because he is the
only one who forgot his duck? Or did God convict him for not bringing it? I believe that in nearly all cases, the answer is obvious.
