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Originally Posted by Jaxon
It's quite easy to see when one initially starts going through posts/threads here that the terms one-stepper and three stepper are bandied about quite frequently.
So naturally you want to know exactly what people are referring to when you see that.
I've even recently inquired myself on another thread. So.......
Three stepper seems pretty obvious. Acts 2:38.....that's what I believe
one stepper: Repentence necessary.....baptism will follow but not believed to be neccessary (then why do it is my question?)....receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking in tongues (haven't really figured out what the so called one steppers here believe about that). |
Here's what the PCI Manual said on the subject of salvation. Notice a person had "remission of sins" through sincere repetenance.
As a rough guide to the discussion consider this: the two groups that merged to form the UPC were the PCI and the PAJC. The PCI was mostly "one steppers" and the PAJC tended toward "three steppers." Now, that's very rough - keep that in mind. Thomas Fudge showed that there were in fact a lot "one steppers" among the PAJC and that at times some of the former PCI members became the most ardent "three steppers."
Essentially it came down to a battle for identity. The "three step" opinion eventually took control and the "one step" approach was censored and buried. A lot of folks were disappointed by that. The moves made to assert the "three step" theology involved deceit and some bullying tactics. Also, the vast majority of younger ministers didn't have a clue as to what was going on until Fudge published
Christianity Without the Cross and others began to speak out as well.