The UPCI Needs a Healer

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Hmm, Bro Smith thinks the only way healing can come is to capitulate to those who are leaving. Somehow that seems wrong to me.

Why not stay and work things out?

We have always "capitulated" to that crowd. This is the first time that the movement has ever stood up to them. They have so completely changed the face of Pentecost over the last 62 years that most people don't even recognize what the Fundamental Doctrine was formulated for.

Now, we're told that some of them were on the way out all along. They have impugned their brethren here with slander ("cleavage and 'unmentionables' on the platform...") Why have we gone to such great lengths to placate a crowd that never accepted us as brethren and never supported our efforts and has gone to such great lengths to malign us?

It may be that they "went out from us" but "they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out." 1 John 1:29

I don't know RKS, and I don't know if what his heart cries for isn't already being supplied, but just silently and in a low key fashion. Those that "won" in Tampa aren't the type to do a little dance when they know that their victory came at the cost of the feelings of men that they counted as brethren. That's why they have been low key in the things they say and have done so far.

If you want to hear from "WEC, Indianapolis or Alexandria" you may need to give them a call. They don't appear to be doing any more politicing now than they did before the vote. They seem to fear going back on their oaths not to "cause division" in the body. Meanwhile others are using the mailing list to do just the opposite.

And notice the little dance the "Tulsa guys" do whenever the get on here and bring it up. It's evident where the division and the wounds have come from over the last 60+ years.

As far as where the healing comes from, that's all of us. Stand tall and do your forebears and the Lord Himself proud. Don't dance over those who may depart, but work to bring new ones in - then rejoice!