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Originally Posted by pelathais
Mizpeh (and others) have then added that "heritage" for the modern day Apostolic ought to be determined by the example of the 1ST century church as recorded in the Bible. I agree with Dan and Mizpeh on this point, though I don't think Mizpeh was intending to agree with Dan.
We should respect the good things that have been done by those who have gone on before, but we should not let their battles cause us to loose focus in today's battle. To survive as a movement, we must be willing to lay aside our man-made traditions whenever it is proven that they are not clearly taught in Scripture. We especially need to do this when our traditions become a stumbling block for others coming into the Christian faith.
The Bible is our authority, not tradition. The Bible tells of how to inherit eternal life, traditions just grow old and moldy if they are not the traditions specifically identified in Scripture.
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I hope and pray that there is a majority of ministers of the UPCI that believe this!!!!! God bless pelathais.