The UPCI Needs a Healer

[Amos]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

If there is one thing BrotherEastman is NOT, is militant.

Today's posts have told a different tale.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Amos

I have observed the increasing militance of your postings in the last few weeks, Brother.

Something to think about.

You have? Why, how nice of you to notice Amos. I wasn't aware that I needed to coddle or feel sorry for self righteous people. Maybe, it's something you should think about Amos.

[Whole Hearted]

Originally Posted by Amos

I am acquainted with a conservative or two, and while the scenario you describe may occur occasionally in the lunatic fringe, most conservatives that I know preach from the Bible, not about local neighboring churches and pastors.

This is a hollow accusation designed to broad brush conservatives as hate mongers who harp continually to their churches about brethren across town.

I am raising the nonsense flag on this one.

Hogwash.

I have a neighboring church that doesn't believe much of anything. The women cut their hair, dye it, wear jewelry of all kinds, wear pants and shorts. The men wear shorts, have facial hair, wear jewelry. They have TV and go to movies, their youth go to school dances and do everything that the world does.

I have never one time mentioned that church or anything about it from the pulpit or to any of the saints. We do not fellowship them, but I never comment on them to the church.

We have another neighbor who has a good church and we sometimes have combined services with them even though we don't see everything eye to eye.

I personal have never heard a pastor run down another church from the pulpit.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Amos

Call him what you want.

Your hateful spirit is no beter.

My hateful spirit? Is this how you defend someone you like? Okay gotcha Amos.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Whole Hearted

I have a neighboring church that doesn't believe much of anything. The women cut their hair, dye it, wear jewelry of all kinds, wear pants and shorts. The men wear shorts, have facial hair, wear jewelry. They have TV and go to movies, their youth go to school dances and do everything that the world does.

I have never one time mentioned that church or anything about it from the pulpit or to any of the saints. We do not fellowship them, but I never comment on them to the church.

We have another neighbor who has a good church and we sometimes have combined services with them even though we don't see everything eye to eye.

I personal have never heard a pastor run down another church from the pulpit.

And a hearty amen!

[Amos]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

You have? Why, how nice of you to notice Amos. I wasn't aware that I needed to coddle or feel sorry for self righteous people. Maybe, it's something you should think about Amos.

No one said anything about coddling or feeling sorry.

Were your vitriolic posts justified because you judged a brother as self-righteous?

When did you get promoted to the position that gave you that authority?

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Amos

Today's posts have told a different tale.

Todays post was not a couple of weeks of militant posting style Amos. Unless of course one day equals a couple of weeks to Amos.

[Amos]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

My hateful spirit? Is this how you defend someone you like? Okay gotcha Amos.

I don't think I have ever met Whole Hearted.

I am not defending him; I am pointing out to you your own ugly words to him.

Did he post any personal attacks against you?

If he did, I missed them.

Maybe you could point them out to me.

Originally Posted by irish1

Question: if the ugliest situation imaginable was going on with a neighboring pastor whom you considered an ultra con, they are talking about you and your church, not coming to your anniversary service, preaching about you in their pulpit, etc., etc., how does that impact the winning of souls in your church?

Question: people on here believe the growth of the UPCI was hindered by Bro. Johnny Godair holding a license but now that he doesn't the UPCI will have all growth limits and hindrances removed?

Because they are dues paying members their "spirits" impact the number of souls you win but now that they don't pay dues you are going to be able to win more souls?

This makes absolutely no sense ...

Let me see if anybody else will answer this ...

[Amos]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

Todays post was not a couple of weeks of militant posting style Amos. Unless of course one day equals a couple of weeks to Amos.

I have noticed a very subtle shift for acouple of weeks or so, that became very pronounced today.

Nice attempt at taking the focus off your own vitriolic posts by trying to focus on a trivial detail.