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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK
Most of them are. Not all. All I am trying to say is that alot of people in the ALJC and UPCI are sold on their denominations, but the NCO is anti-denominational. Some UPCers and ALJCers are ready fight if someone is critical of their movement.
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I agree with your sentiments about legalism, it's a bad thing. However for UPC and ALJC people to stick up for their orgs isn't really "legalism." Their response is to be expected and is simply part of the give and take that exists.
On another point, I too am a little troubled by the use/misuse of titles. In academic quarters a person with a PhD doesn't usually call themselves "Dr." Someone with a PhD from an unrecognized or "nontraditional" institution doesn't usually even bring it up.
"Bishops" in the New Testament were ordained as bishops. The term can be used in a technical sense like "overseer;" but in the NT the bishops were ordained by either the Apostles or their designated representatives. Basically, to qualify as a "Bishop" you had to be ordained as such by a recognized authority; sort of like being called a "Dr." in the paragraph above.
For "prophet", let me see your track record. 100% accuracy is required.