In Jesus Name

[Sabby]

I'd be interested in it.
Bro Epley, we have disagreed in the past, but I appreciate your convictions. I know many more United Pentecostal preachers that preach a verse (indicated by the title of Fudge's book) instead of the cross. Those same preachers practically ignored the 4 gospels while exclusively preaching from the book of Acts, using the the epistles only as support texts.
Brother Epley, I believe you. I believe it was as you said where you lived and ministered.
It was really not that way out west. California exported some radicals into Oregon (by radicals I mean those that preach a'la CWTC-a verse versus the person) and Washington. It was the radicalization of the organization that prompted many UPCers in Idaho - Wayne Nigh, Walter Nigh, Bro Bishop, Norman Rutzen (Idaho DS for years) and Steve Yadon (Loren's brother and later DS) to drop their credentials. Fudge may have had an axe to grind, but his research proved his point. The UPC went radical in the late 70s, at least in the NW. I know probably dozens of preachers that walked away from the ministry over the dogmatism. They believed and preached the verse in in the shadow of the cross but these same preachers were considered "weak" on the "message". It's history. It happened.
Did Fudge have a thesis? I think most books are written with one in mind. Did he misquote anyone?
Years ago I read a book written by Dr Francis Shaeffer's son, Franky. It was called "A time for Anger" (The myth of neutrality in the media). He intentionally had what some might consider a controversial book cover. The cover alone piqued my interest to read. Without impugning his motives, this could be Fudge's reasoning for a book cover as controversial as CWTC.

I'm also a Jesus' name history buff and welcome this read.

What if PPH sells this book and CWTC as a package deal? Could it happen? LOL

[Disciple4life]

I said this in another thread but thought I thought I should repost it in this one!

I just read David Reed's book "In Jesus Name". In his book he kind of said something like this.

Oneness Pentecostals were thrown out of Christianity because of our views on the Trinity and Salvation. I don't remember the word he used Cult Heresy or what.
But as time goes by and we explain our believes in a more theological manner and people get to know us, we will be eventually accepted into mainstream. David Reed is much more eloquent in explaining this but you get the point.

Something else that he mentioned is that Pentecostal Assemblies of the World are a little more accepted than the UPCI. He attributes this to the PAW holding on to GT Haywood's teaching of the light doctrine. This explains that the PAW accepts other Christians and that God has a place for them even if they have not come into the full truth of salvation.

It seems David Reed has a lot of opinions for an Ex-Oneness Pentecostal!