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Originally Posted by COOPER
I will say yes.
As an ex-upc saint lay member of 17 years; I am in hope of better days for the UPC.
I hope for a day were Love, grace and mercy for each other will flourish.
I hope for truth to be preached with out man made rules and chains of traditions.
I hope for UPC that does away with the "Obey or Hell" way of pastoring.
I, I, I, I, I, and yes............. "I".......hope for a better UPCI that is after Gods will and not Traditions of man or old fashioned views of Holiness.
I hope for a place were people will find Jesus, oneness understanding, Acts 2:38 etc, with out the cumbersome burdens of mans holiness standards.
I hope for a UPCI that operates in love and not judgment.
I hope for a UPCI that will fellowship one another's Churches with out fear of negative influence. |
Coop, that is one thing i hope for too. you all might be surprised of how UPC churches disfellowship Other UPC churches, cut them off, put them off limits, wont hardly talk to each other in public, etc.
most of the churches that have been like this have just recently left or plan to in January so maybe things will indeed be different in this regard.
I just wished we could get to a place where we can respect each other, disagree but still fellowship only persecution and hard times will bring about this. we'll have to be humbled by God first.
Now COOP, on the other hand, are you saying there is NO love, grace or mercy in the UPC?? if not, that's how it came across